COLLABORATING FOR
CLIMATE JUSTICE

OUR WORK

The Collaborating for Climate Justice Team (CCJ) amplifies organizing efforts to phase out fossil fuels in California. CCJ also spearheads Fossil Free California's Environmental Justice Values Program and actively supports environmental justice legislation. We collaborate with statewide organizations working for environmental justice such as Last Chance Alliance (LCA) and Vision.

CCJ focuses its activities on the intersectionality and interconnection of fossil fuel divestment and climate justice, recognizing that communities of color, low-income neighborhoods, and frontline workers disproportionately bear the brunt of both the causes and effects of climate change, generated by the fossil fuel industry.

A group of people gathered in an outdoor area, holding up signs and banners advocating to keep fossil fuels in the ground.

Nearly 5 million Californians live within 1 mile of an active oil or gas site.

These frontline communities live in the shadow of an environmental health crisis. Those bearing the brunt of polluted air, water, and soil in their neighborhoods suffer from an increased risk of asthma and other respiratory illnesses, pre-term births and high-risk pregnancies, and cancer.

Current Projects

Environmental Justice Legislation - Polluters Pay Climate Superfund

CCJ is working with allied organizations to secure the passage of the Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act, which will hold fossil fuel polluters accountable by assessing fees on the state’s largest polluters to ensure they pay their fair share of the damage they have caused to California and the climate.

The collected funds will be used to support climate programs across the state, prioritizing low-income communities and communities of color who are disproportionately harmed by the climate emergency. Similar climate superfund legislation recently passed in New York and Vermont.

Toxic Tours Videos

CCJ and other FFCA teams are filming interviews with local activists as part of a tour of fossil fuel production facilities in California. The toxic tours highlight the connection between divestment and environmental justice. The first stop on the tour was the Chevron refinery in Richmond, the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in California.

Environmental Justice Values Program (EJVP)

CCJ facilitates climate justice workshops and web-based events, broadening our collaborative work with diverse communities across California.

LEARN MORE

Is there an active oil or gas site near you?

 

Use this tool to find out more about active oil and gas sites polluting your community. To view some highly impacted California communities, enter Wilmington or Culver City in the Los Angeles Area; or Arvin, Shafter, and Lost Hills in Kern County.