Climate Protection & Restoration Initiative

Climate Protection & Restoration Initiative Together, we can protect & restore our climate with public policy that reflects the relevant science. With your help, we aim to change that.

CPR Initiative, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, takes action under the law to change public policy consistent with the relevant science. And 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. US GHG sources have contributed th

e most to fuel the climate crisis. And yet, the federal government has imposed no meaningful restriction to-date. 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. Under the Citizens Petition section of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) EPA has a 90-day deadline, within which to accept or reject our Petition. 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 now, it is also up to you. Take Action Together

It’s 2,857 miles from sea to sea of the contiguous United States. Our goal is to gain one Endorsement, Sponsorship and Public Comment for every mile in support of our Petition and Campaign by EPA’s September 14 deadline. Join the more than 850 individuals and 79 organizations who have Endorsed the Petition and Sponsored the Campaign. Together, we can get this across the finish line. Learn more about how you can get involved, at CPRclimate.org

We present here a sampling of major efforts by the Trump II regime to turn back the clock and “unleash” U.S. fossil fuel...
06/23/2026

We present here a sampling of major efforts by the Trump II regime to turn back the clock and “unleash” U.S. fossil fuel production, exportation, and utilization. For a more complete delineation – involving, at present count, 369 such deregulatory actions – see the Columbia University Sabin Center on Climate Change Law Climate Backtracker.

Read more: https://cprclimate.org/fossil-fuel-frenzy/

See our Citizens’ Petition to Remain-In the World Climate Treaty: https://cprclimate.org/2026-petition-to-the-united-states-senate/

One of the remarkable aspects of the World Court’s far-reaching and erudite 2025 opinion on State obligations in respect...
06/16/2026

One of the remarkable aspects of the World Court’s far-reaching and erudite 2025 opinion on State obligations in respect of climate change was that all 15 Justices voted without dissent for its central determinations.

In particular, the Court, among other things:

Unanimously assessed that the major climate change treaties “set forth binding obligations for States parties to ensure the protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions,”
Unanimously determined “that customary international law sets forth obligations for States to ensure the protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions,”
Unanimously found that State parties to the Vienna Convention, the Montreal Protocol, the Kigali Amendment, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Desertification Convention, retain “obligations under these treaties to ensure the protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions,”
Unanimously provided that State “parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea have an obligation to adopt measures to protect and preserve the marine environment, including from the adverse effects of climate change and to co-operate in good faith,”
Unanimously held “that States have obligations under international human rights law to respect and ensure the effective enjoyment of human rights by taking necessary measures to protect the climate system and other parts of the environment.”

Read more: https://cprclimate.org/hiding-in-plain-sight/

Petition: https://cprclimate.org/2026-petition-to-the-united-states-senate/

The behemoth was smack dab in front of me. Unforgettable on reflection, yet in the moment I mistook it for a boulder.It ...
06/16/2026

The behemoth was smack dab in front of me. Unforgettable on reflection, yet in the moment I mistook it for a boulder.

It was years back. I was ambling north, along an alternately sandy and rocky shore, near Half Moon Bay, CA, lost in thought, with the sun settling to my left into the Pacific. It lay across my path, about 16 feet long, and a good 4 feet high at its middle (~ 13-14 feet in girth, I’d say).

I set to hop that “boulder,” but paused at the last as it stirred and then, with disdain, snorted through its proboscis. Awakened, I retreated and gave that magnificent bull the wide berth he so deserved.

Continue reading: https://cprclimate.org/for-the-love-of-elephant-seals/

See the petition: https://cprclimate.org/2026-petition-to-the-united-states-senate/

In the end there were “141 votes in favour, eight against and 28 abstentions,” according to a UN News account.By that st...
05/21/2026

In the end there were “141 votes in favour, eight against and 28 abstentions,” according to a UN News account.

By that strong, if curious, margin the United Nations General Assembly passed an extraordinary statement yesterday, one that emphasized that “climate change is an unprecedented challenge of civilizational proportions and that the wellbeing of present and future generations of humankind depends on our immediate and urgent response to it.”

Read more:
https://cprclimate.org/the-united-nations-stands-up/

See the petition:
https://cprclimate.org/2026-petition-to-the-united-states-senate/

Tell Congress it is (well-past) time to step-it-up on climate!The Trump II administration’s disavowal of the U.S. commit...
04/23/2026

Tell Congress it is (well-past) time to step-it-up on climate!
The Trump II administration’s disavowal of the U.S. commitment on climate takes many forms.

There is, of course:

It’s dogged and unlawful boosterism of oil, gas and coal production,
It’s repeal of the Clean Air Act Endangerment Finding and associated vehicle greenhouse gas standards, and
It’s still-pending repeal of greenhouse gas emissions standards for power plants.
But none of the many Trump II depredations on climate matches its attempted unilateral withdrawal from the world climate treaty.

Read more:
https://cprclimate.org/on-this-earthday-1/

Petition:
https://cprclimate.org/2026-petition-to-the-united-states-senate/

Many governments today seem alarmed by a perceived crisis of migration pressure. Yet, there appears to be little politic...
04/21/2026

Many governments today seem alarmed by a perceived crisis of migration pressure. Yet, there appears to be little political awareness of the massive global mass-migration pressure that is building because of deadly heat, drought, and associated water shortages and hunger. Heat impacts are felt immediately, while drought impacts accumulate over years to decades. These combined impacts will render large parts of the tropical and subtropical regions uninhabitable within decades, and at the same time seriously threaten global food security. This cocktail will increase migration pressure many times over, both directly and by fueling conflicts.

Read more:
https://cprclimate.org/a-clarion-warning-on-migration-and-climate/

Petition:
https://cprclimate.org/2026-petition-to-the-united-states-senate/

Guest opinion by Robert Sussman. Originally published as part of the Environmental Policy Institute’s Environmental Foru...
04/13/2026

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.

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2025 was a challenging year for the global response to climate change.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was ratified by the United States and 197 other parties, has endured since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. Climate negotiations under the Convention have ebbed and flowed for more than three decades but no signatory has previously walked away from the Convention and denounced climate change as a hoax.

Read more:
https://cprclimate.org/the-global-fallout-from-americas-climate-retreat/

Earlier today, a twice-elected U.S. President declared that “[a] whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brough...
04/10/2026

Earlier today, a twice-elected U.S. President declared that “[a] whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”

The declaration was consistent with the same president’s message of Sunday, in which he pronounced that today, Tuesday, would be “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!! Open the F**kin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!”

Read more:
https://cprclimate.org/a-moral-question/

Petition:
https://cprclimate.org/2026-petition-to-the-united-states-senate/

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