Climate Defiance

Climate Defiance is a climate movement organization in the United States which uses direct action protests to demand stronger climate change mitigation policies.^[2][3] The organization mostly focuses on protesting Democratic officials and disrupting their events.^[4] While their efforts gain press attention, their efficacy is disputed.^[5]

Climate Defiance

Formation	2023
Type	NGO
Purpose	direct action to demand greenhouse gas emission reductions
Founders	Michael Greenberg, Rylee Haught[1]
Website	climatedefiance.org

Climate Defiance disrupted the 2023 White House Correspondents Dinner,^[1] an event for Exxon CEO Darren Woods,^[6] and the speaking events of several powerful Democratic officials, including Tommy Beaudreau,^[3] Pete Buttigieg,^[7] Jennifer Granholm,^[3][8] Amy Klobuchar,^[9] Joe Manchin,^[10] Jerome Powell,^[11][12][13] and Ali Zaidi.^[14] After these actions, the group received a private meeting with White House adviser John Podesta.^[10][15]

Climate Defiance is supported by Margaret Klein Salamon's Climate Emergency Fund,^[14] which provides about half of Climate Defiance's budget.^[2]

See also

• Extinction Rebellion
• The Climate Mobilization
• Margaret Klein Salamon