Our Impact

350.org, along with 10,000 activists, gathers outside the White House in Washington, D.C, to protest the proposed Keystone XL. This massive tar sands pipeline which, if built, would have the capacity to carry 830,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada to the United States, with devastating consequences to the climate and communities. Scroll down to 2021, when the federal government finally cancels the project for good.

We introduce trainings to accelerate and scale the movement, equipping thousands with tools to be climate leaders in their own communities.

Bill McKibben and Naomi Klein reveal fossil fuel industry's excess reserves, enough to exceed our carbon budget fivefold. Their film energizes campus groups in North America to push for fossil fuel divestment.

Inspired by the successful divestment campaigns against apartheid in South Africa, our movement started with students and universities petitioning their schools to divest their money from fossil fuels. The first significant victory came when Unity College in Maine became the first college to divest, in November 2012.

350.org joins allies at "Forward on Climate" in Washington D.C. This becomes the largest US climate rally up to that date, with 40,000 urging President Obama to reject Keystone. Then, our "Summer Heat" and “Draw the Line” campaigns hold nationwide actions against fossil fuels.

We collaborate with partners in spreading the “Go Fossil Free” campaign to divest from fossil fuel companies. It spreads across the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.

After Typhoon Haiyan strikes, we act swiftly by raising funds for relief, supporting our local team in supplying aid, and coordinating vigils in solidarity with those affected.

Throughout 2014, we hold 45 separate actions to pressure President Obama to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline.

350.org organizes Don't Frack California, one of history's largest fracking protests. The action draws over 4,000 to Sacramento, advocating for a statewide ban on fracking.

As 350.org launches campaigns in the US and Europe to train and support people around divestment, 181 institutions and local governments and nearly 700 individuals pledge to divest from fossil fuels — representing over $50 billion USD in assets.

Following our mobilizations before and during COP21, including the Global Climate March, heads of governments create the Paris Climate Deal, the first international climate agreement to limit global heating to 1.5 degree celsius.

Years of organizing with indigenous communities pay off when the Obama Administration rejects the pipeline because of its climate impact.

Our Day of Action against fracking garners attention from 39 Brazilian cities. 51 municipalities enact bans, with the National House of Representatives' environment commission approving a five-year moratorium.

350.org Australia's #RaiseTheHeat campaign pressures 12 international and two domestic banks, including two of Australia's largest banks, to rule out funding for the Galilee Basin coal development, one of the world's largest.

Grassroots activism, including efforts by 350 Philippines, leads the government to ban new coal plants in the region.

350.org and other activists take part in civil disobedience shutting down the Garzweiler lignite mine, Europe’s biggest source of CO2 emissions.

Media buzz and commitments skyrocket during our Global Divestment Day from $50 billion in 2014 to $3.4 trillion in managed assets 2015.

Our #ExxonKnew campaign garners 500,000+ signatures, prompting four US attorney general probes and weakening the fossil fuel industry's social license.

Our partnership with 350 G-ROC results in the cancellation of the coal plant, saving thousands from health and livelihood impacts.

Our No Fracking Brazil Coalition's advocacy and collaboration with indigenous allies result in the state passing a temporary ban after years of hard work.

Our continuous campaigns result in the four largest banks pulling out of the coal mine, with only one remaining in support of it.

Our pivot to the tar sands fight in 2016 leads to 28+ fossil fuel project cancellations, delays, or rejections. We fight the Dakota Access Pipeline in the US, oppose Kinder Morgan in Canada, and back 5-year resistance against the Rampal power plant in Bangladesh.

After years of campaigning alongside Indigenous allies, the largest proposed tar sands pipeline, carrying 1.1 million barrels per day, is scrapped.

Fighting against the Keystone XL pipeline (revived by the Trump administration), we team up with partners to install three solar arrays along its proposed route.

Grassroots resistance forces cancellations of two coal plants in the Aliaga region.

Throughout many years of campaigning, 350.org's opposition leads to 28 global banks withdrawing funding, the lead construction firm quitting, and the local government denying a $1 billion loan to construct the mine.

5,000 people came out for the largest protest against gas extraction in Dutch history in the northern city of Groningen.

New York City commits to divest its $190 billion pension fund and sues five of the biggest fossil fuel companies for climate damages from superstorms like Hurricane Sandy.

Our #StopAdani campaign and our partners prevent outside funding for the project, get the mining company prosecuted for contaminating the Great Barrier Reef and force it to decrease the scale of the mine.

Indigenous-led mobilization with 10,000 people marching compels the Federal Court of Appeal to overturn government approval of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline extension.

The Government bans new permits for offshore oil and gas exploration.

A US District Court rules to vacate the cross-border permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, ordering TransCanada to cease all pre-construction for the project.

Along with a regional coalition of partners, 350.org, achieves at least 35 municipal bans, one provincial ban and stops the construction of a nuclear power plant in the country.

Our campaign pressures the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to halt funding for the Thabametsi coal-fired power plant, prompting its funding mandate to expire. Additionally, 3 big banks officially withdraw financial support for the Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal-fired power plants with one bank publicly commiting to never finance coal again.

After years of grassroots campaigning, Kenya’s government cancels license granted to Amu Power, the developer of the Lamu Coal Plant.

Keystone XL and Line 3, the two massive tar sands oil pipelines, and the Williams fracked gas pipeline in New York are delayed.

The states of Paraná and Santa Catarina permanently ban fracking in their respective territories, as do 400+ municipalities.

Three iconic fights against gas win big victories in Europe. The MidCat pipeline between Spain and France, and Gothenburg terminal in Sweden were both canceled, while fracking is banned in the UK.

Turkey’s Supreme Administrative Court rejects the construction of the Hema Thermal Power Plant in the region of Amasra, a UNESCO Temporary World Heritage site.

Thousands of people pressure the European Investment Bank (EIB) to permanently end support for most fossil fuel projects. Their efforts lead the bank to adopt a new lending policy cutting finance to most fossil fuel projects.

The world’s fifth largest bank, Japan’s MUFG announces an end to new project finance for coal power. Singapore’s big three banks also end financing to new coal plants.

350.org, along with its diverse coalition, successfully pressures New York city and state to enact the world's largest municipal ban on fossil fuel projects. The state, making history, divests its $226 billion pension fund from oil and gas, marking the largest such divestment by a pension fund globally.

General Electric, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), pull out of the Lamu Coal Power Station project in Kenya, after years of fighting by 350 Africa and its partners.

Teck Resources no longer pursues the largest-ever proposed mine, Frontier, in Canada’s tar sands region due to sustained efforts by Indigenous Climate Action, 350 Canada and other partners.

A federal court supports the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and orders the suspension of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

350.org and allies in New York successfully halt the proposed Williams pipeline. The project meets its demise after being denied key permits in 2019 and 2020.

The divestment movement gains further traction, securing commitments totaling $14.56 trillion and a historic joint divestment announcement by 47 faith institutions from 14 nations.

The 10-year battle by 350.org and various partners, is won as President Biden rescinds the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and has the US rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement. TC Energy also officially terminates the Keystone XL project.

350 Asia and its allies’ action prompts the Asian Development Bank’s acceleration plan to phase out new coal, oil, and gas projects, and exclude direct funding for coal power projects. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) pledges to triple its renewables and green bond investments by 2025.

After months of sustained pressure from 350.org and partner organizations, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) finally puts coal financing on its exclusion list, stating that they will not finance any new coal mines or coal power plants.

After 18 months of protests by 350.org and a coalition of NGOs, groups and institutions, the European Central Bank (ECB) announces that it would incorporate climate as a key area of focus in its risk assessments and monetary policy formulation.

Together with the French organization Notre Affaire à Tous, we expose Total’s 50-year cover up of climate science. The #TotalKnew campaign told the world how Total had known about the climate-changing effect of burning fossil fuels since 1971. It led the French government to finally commit to stop financing fossil fuel projects abroad.

Our work with the StopEACOP coalition, involving 260 organizations globally, leads to the European Parliament issues an emergency resolution against the project’s human rights violations and environmental threats. In France, we organize a “People’s Trial” condemning Total’s crimes against communities and the environment.

The Federal Court in Brazil suspends the environmental license of the Guaíba open-pit coal mine in Porto Alegre, as a result of the pressure led by impacted communities supported by 350.org and other organizations. If built, this would be the biggest open-pit coal mine in Latin America..

350.org, together with artisanal fishing communities and environmental groups protests against auction for deep oil extraction. The result: only five out of 92 blocks are sold in the worst historical auction outcome, safeguarding crucial marine biodiversity areas.

350.org and frontline communities campaign against the expansion of Matarbari coal project leading to investors withdrawing, and Japanese banks canceling planned financial support.

In Asia, we took a different approach to our campaigning with Japanese megabanks, working from the inside to persuade shareholders to ask for better and more sustainable investment policies. This results in the three major financial institutions (MUFG, Mizuho FG and SMBC) updating their climate policies and targets.

In less than four months from its launch, our campaign 'Smoke Free Money Zone' asking Turkish banks to stop investing in fossil fuels, particularly coal, achieves its first win! QNB Finansbank, one of the leading banks in the country, announces that they would no longer be financing coal.

Our compelling campaigns, including a nation-wide day of action across 10 locations, lead to 26 municipal utilities breaking ties with the gas lobby “Zukunft Gas”, marking a step towards a cleaner energy future.

We, along with partners, amplify calls to abandon the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which empowers the fossil fuel industry and hinders progress towards a sustainable future. France and Germany announce their withdrawal from the ECT, shortly after.

Our campaigns press the Brazilian government to reconsider its support for the Vaca Muerta gas pipeline, ultimately preventing financing from BNDES. Our efforts are amplified by the release of “Esto es Fracking” (This is Fracking), a documentary produced by 350 Latinoamerica, exposing the impacts of fracking in Argentinian Patagonia, which premiered globally to much acclaim.

Efforts led by 350.org, alongside local partners and Indigenous communities, result in the temporary suspension of Brazil’s largest onshore fossil gas project, Project Azulão, operated by Eneva in the Brazilian Amazon.

Our supporters’ collective efforts compel the U.S. Federal Reserve to comprehensively conduct their climate risk analysis with enhanced transparency.

Through relentless advocacy efforts, activists & 350.org successfully pressure banks like the National Australia Bank (NAB) to withdraw their financing of Whitehaven Coal, a major player in Australia’s coal sector, stalling its expansion plans.

Born out of the collective efforts of civil society organizations, local leaders, and led by 350.org, Kato Climate Fund is established as a symbol of resistance for Pacific communities.

After years supporting 14 coal-affected communities, our advocacy helps pass the “Energy Communities” decree. This new law lets Indigenous, rural, and minority communities generate and sell renewable energy, making Colombia the first Latin American country to regulate energy communities and lead a just, local energy transition.

Through our REPower Afrika campaign, alongside partners, we deliver clean, reliable solar energy where it's needed most. In Kijumba, Uganda, along the path of the destructive EACOP pipeline, we train women to power their homes with solar, replacing firewood, improving safety, and helping children study after dark. In Domangburi, Ghana, 350 GROC helps light up households for the first time with 65 solar systems and streetlights in schools and markets.

After Hoàng Thi Minh Hồng, a prominent Vietnamese climate defender, was arrested on false charges in May 2023, we rally worldwide support and manage to free Hồng 20 months earlier than her initial sentence.

Our sustained pressure through films and peaceful protests against EACOP makes Probitas commit to not backing the pipeline nor the West Cumbria coal mine. This adds to the 43 banks and 30 insurers who have now walked away from EACOP.

After we expose the fossil fuel ties of top banks and companies in Türkiye, Şekerbank, one of the country’s largest private banks, announces it will no longer fund coal. Since 2022, 11 banks in Türkiye have pledged to stop backing new fossil fuel projects.

Our partnership with 350 NewENEration and Kiko Network stop plans to revive an old, polluting coal plant by J-Power, pushing the company to shut down one unit, pause another, and delay the project by two years.

Our campaign with local groups leads to 44 German cities, including major municipal utilities Badenova and Rhenag, quitting “Zukunft Gas”, Germany’s powerful gas lobby.

We celebrate together with partners and Gulf communities a historical win when the US government pauses all new LNG project approvals in January 2024 after years of advocacy. The halt was reversed later, but marked an important step forward in including impacted communities in consultation processes.

After five years of relentless pressure and legal action by 350 New Hampshire and allies, Granite Shore Power Company agrees to shut down the last coal plant in New England region in the US by 2028, and transform the site into clean energy parks.