Rashmi Mistry, Board Chair
Bold action. It’s what the world needs from us.
2023 was the hottest year in 174 years of climate record-keeping. Only to see that number shattered again in 2024. Climate impacts have hit hard, from Brazil to Japan and Chad, devastating lives and livelihoods.
The world can feel like a harsh place right now. And yet, this is exactly the moment to double down in our commitment to a fair, safe, and livable planet for all.
Bold action for a world where people, not polluters, are in control.
350.org is not just fighting fossil fuels — we’re showing the world what real climate leadership looks like. With innovative tactics and growing grassroots power, 350 is creating solutions to the climate crisis that also produce affordable energy, jobs, and prosperity for people.
And people are taking notice: in 2024 alone, 350 was called a “model for social change” in the book “Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World” and two of our campaigns were listed among the Top 10 Most Influential Environmental Campaigns by One Green Planet.
Increasingly, though, our movement is under threat. As well as the clampdown on protest and free speech that threatens our movement, governments in many countries are privileging big companies, and the billionaires who own them. Together they are rolling back environmental protections, taking away our democratic rights, and fueling climate misinformation which threatens to reverse our collective progress to limit global heating or deal with its consequences. I am so proud that 350 stands alongside courageous climate defenders, supporting them wherever they need. A powerful example of this is our campaign to free Hoàng Thi Minh Hồng, a climate leader from Vietnam who was unjustly arrested in May 2023. After more than a year of tireless advocacy, mobilizing support from 55 countries, we were thrilled to see her released on September 21st, 2024.
The stories in this report show how 350 is creating a different future, by putting an end to fossil fuel projects and fighting back with positive solutions, creativity and determination. A few highlights from this report include: At COP28 in Dubai, 350.org and our allies pushed world leaders to commit to tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 — a critical step in phasing out fossil fuels. In Türkiye, following our report on fossil fuel financing, Şekerbank became the latest of 11 banks to promise an end to new coal funding. Following years of pressure, Crédit Agricole, the second largest bank in France, stopped funding fossil fuels. In Colombia, after years of work alongside frontline communities, the government passed a historic “Energy Communities” decree — the first of its kind in Latin America — giving local groups the power to create and control their own renewable energy systems. And so many more…
I would like to express our deep gratitude to everyone who makes this work possible: our partners, volunteers, staff, supporters and donors. At this moment of peril for our communities and our extraordinary planet, your commitment and solidarity has never mattered more.
In solidarity,
Rashmi Mistry
Board Chair
