CPR Initiative takes action at every level, pursuant to law and consistent with the relevant science, to protect and restore a viable climate system.
The science is clear: To protect and restore the climate system, we must phase out greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution and remove a substantial portion of legacy emissions that now overheat the planet and acidify the ocean.
As well, because we have so delayed necessary action, the international community may need to take additional action to cool the planet in order to avoid tipping points in the
global climate system from which there is no realistic possibility of return.
Historically, U.S. GHG sources have contributed the most to the climate crisis. Yet despite existing law that is fit for the purpose, the federal government has imposed only the mildest of restrictions on emissions.
As well, the U.S. to-date has imposed no meaningful restriction on the production, distribution and use of oil, gas, and coal, the major sources of GHG pollution.
With your help, we aim to change all that.
UpdateS on Our Campaign to Protect & Restore our climate
- ‘Crying through the bloody mist’
No Kings Rallies, March 28, 2026 Americans — battered, aggrieved, outraged, and determined — arose as millions, gathering and marching today in “No Kings” events held from… Continue reading ‘Crying through the bloody mist’ - Members of Congress: Terminate This War
By unanimous vote, the CPR Initiative Board of Directors calls on Congress to “impose a moratorium on any further prosecution of, and otherwise terminate the present war… Continue reading Members of Congress: Terminate This War - ‘Protest and Survive’: observations on the war, climate change and the rule of law
(Note: Reprinted with the kind permission of the Eugene Weekly.) Until recently, most citizens scarcely imagined that a Trump II assault on the rule of law would… Continue reading ‘Protest and Survive’: observations on the war, climate change and the rule of law - Beyond Indecision: E.P. Thompson, Daniel Ellsberg, and Martin Luther King
The Eugene Weekly kindly ran my piece today, ‘Protest and Survive’: Observations on the War, Climate Change, and the Rule of Law. In it, I draw connections… Continue reading Beyond Indecision: E.P. Thompson, Daniel Ellsberg, and Martin Luther King - Illegality All Around: Whither the U.N. Climate Treaty?
On February 27, the Trump II Administration undertook two actions that strike at the heart of the rules-based international order — or what is left of it.… Continue reading Illegality All Around: Whither the U.N. Climate Treaty? - The Global Fallout From America’s Climate Retreat
Guest opinion by Robert Sussman. Originally published as part of the Environmental Policy Institute’s Environmental Forum. Reprinted here with the kind permission of EPI and the author.… Continue reading The Global Fallout From America’s Climate Retreat
Our Petition to EPA to Phase Out GHG Pollution
On June 16, 2022, we filed a rule-making Petition to the Environmental Protection Agency to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas Pollution. On September 14, 2022, EPA rejected that Petition. Now, Petitioners have 60 days to decide if they will challenge EPA’s determination in court.
The Petition provides a firm legal foundation for a deep decarbonization program in the US, and a model to the world. This is critical, and long overdue. But it is also up to you.
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Petition Quick Links
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Here’s a brief summary of the facts on our Petition to EPA.
View & Download Part I ↗
Read the legal arguments covered in Part I of our Petition to EPA.
View & Download Part II ↗
Read the scientific evidence covered in Part II of our Petition to EPA.
More Petition Resources
Campaign Page
Visit our campaign page to learn more about our Petition to EPA to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution and our Campaign to Restore Our Climate.
October Interview
Climate Emergency Forum presents Saving the EPA From Itself. Guest appearances by CPR Initiative’s Dan Galpern & Donn Vivianni. Published October 13, 2022.
July 8 Webinar
Watch our July 8, 2022 webinar on the Impact of West v EPA, CPR Initiative’s Petition to Phase Out GHG Pollution: What’s The Supreme Court Got to Do With It?
Petition in the News
Read more about CPR Initiative’s Petition in the News. We’ve gotten the attention of journalists at major media outlets, such as, The Washington Post and The Guardian.
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