🗳️ Climate & Politics

Has delivered over 300 Senate floor speeches on climate. Author of landmark climate cost-of-delay legislation.

Co-author of the Green New Deal resolution. Authored the CLEAN Future Act and has championed climate action for decades.

A leading Senate voice on clean energy and climate justice. Advocates for aggressive emissions reduction timelines.

Chairs the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis. Strong advocate for clean energy transition.

Co-author of the Green New Deal. A defining voice for climate justice and the most ambitious U.S. climate policy proposals.

Has called climate change the greatest threat to national security. Authored the most ambitious climate bill in Senate history.

Pushed for the Green New Deal and a ban on new fossil fuel leases on federal lands. Strong climate accountability advocate.

Champion of environmental justice in frontline communities. Co-sponsored major climate and clean air legislation.

Crafted clean energy tax incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act. Long-time advocate for renewable energy investment.

Supported carbon pricing legislation and clean energy manufacturing. Focuses on practical climate policy solutions.

Chairs the Senate Energy Committee while consistently blocking climate legislation. Has called climate science "alarmist."

Has called climate change a "hoax" and led opposition to the Paris Agreement and clean energy subsidies.

Opposes nearly all climate regulation as government overreach. Voted against clean energy and emissions reduction bills.

Blocked climate legislation for decades as Senate Majority Leader. Called the Green New Deal a "socialist fantasy."

Despite Florida's extreme climate vulnerability, has repeatedly voted against climate and clean energy legislation.

Consistent opponent of climate regulation. Has used congressional hearings to attack climate science and the EPA.

Introduced a bill to abolish the EPA. Consistently votes against clean energy and environmental protection.

Among the most aggressive climate executives globally — banned gas car sales by 2035, targets 100% clean electricity by 2045, and sued oil companies for climate damages. Score docked for mandating state worker return-to-office, increasing commuter emissions.

Chairs the Senate Energy Subcommittee and has championed clean energy investment throughout his career. A leading voice on public lands protection.

Former chair of the House Natural Resources Committee. A fierce advocate for environmental justice in frontline and Indigenous communities.

Congress's leading electric vehicle champion. Authored the Clean Energy for America Act and is one of the most active climate legislators in the House.

Consistent supporter of clean energy legislation and the Paris Agreement. A strong vote for climate action across his Senate career.

As Speaker, steered the Inflation Reduction Act through the House. Called climate change "the existential threat of our time."

Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act but repeatedly held up broader climate provisions. Her centrist positioning weakened several key climate measures.

One of the more moderate Senate Republicans on the environment, but still votes against most major climate legislation.

Occasionally breaks from the party on environmental issues but is a consistent advocate for Alaska oil and gas production.

Single-handedly gutted the original Build Back Better climate provisions. Represents a coal state and has received millions in fossil fuel industry donations.

Consistently votes against climate legislation and has argued the U.S. should expand fossil fuel production without restriction.

Gave a widely ridiculed Senate floor speech mocking climate policy. Has called the Green New Deal "a recipe for disaster."

Promotes climate change conspiracy theories. Voted against all major climate legislation and supports abolishing the EPA.

Represents an oil and gas district and consistently votes against environmental protections. Introduced bills to expand fossil fuel drilling on public lands.

One of the most vocal House voices on clean energy accountability. Authored the Climate-Friendly Buildings Act and has relentlessly pushed for a complete fossil fuel phase-out.

Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a leading champion of the Green New Deal. Consistently votes for aggressive climate legislation and environmental justice.

Strong Senate climate advocate who has framed the climate crisis alongside gun violence as defining challenges of our time. Supported every major clean energy bill in recent years.

Represents one of the states most threatened by sea level rise and intensifying hurricanes. A consistent Senate voice for Pacific climate resilience and clean energy transition.

As Senate Majority Leader, shepherded the Inflation Reduction Act to passage — the largest climate investment in U.S. history. A key broker in building the Senate climate coalition.

One of the Senate's longest-serving climate advocates, with a consistent four-decade voting record on clean energy investment and environmental protection.

House Minority Leader and a reliable vote for climate action. Represents a Brooklyn district that includes coastal communities already feeling the effects of sea level rise.

His 2021 Georgia runoff victory delivered the Senate majority that passed the Inflation Reduction Act. A consistent supporter of clean energy and environmental justice.

Newly elected to the Senate from California with a strong climate voting record. Supports clean energy investment, climate accountability, and aggressive emissions reduction targets.

Votes consistently against climate legislation despite Florida being one of the most climate-vulnerable states in the U.S. As Governor, restricted state employees from using the term "climate change."

Represents one of America's most fossil fuel-dependent states and opposes climate regulation. Louisiana loses a football field of land every 100 minutes to coastal erosion — a crisis he rarely addresses.

House Majority Leader and consistent opponent of climate legislation. Has called the Green New Deal "socialist" and strongly opposes restrictions on oil and gas production.

Signed legislation removing the phrase "climate change" from Florida state law while governing the state most exposed to sea level rise. Frames energy policy around "dominance" rather than resilience.

Rejoined the Paris Agreement, signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act — the largest climate investment in U.S. history.

Withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement twice. Rolled back over 100 environmental regulations and expanded fossil fuel production.

Architect of the European Green Deal, targeting net-zero by 2050. Led Fit for 55 — cutting EU emissions 55% by 2030.

Returned Brazil to international climate commitments after Bolsonaro. Pledged to end Amazon deforestation by 2030.

Key figure in saving the Paris Agreement. Driving EU climate ambition and investing heavily in nuclear and renewables.

Legislated a 43% emissions reduction target by 2030, reversing years of climate inaction under his predecessor.

Introduced Canada's carbon pricing system. Mixed record: strong rhetoric on climate alongside approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion.

Driving Germany's Energiewende (energy transition) but controversially restarted coal plants short-term after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Launched the world's largest solar expansion. However, India continues to expand coal capacity to meet development needs.

Architect of the UK's landmark Climate Change Act 2008 — the world's first legally binding national climate target. Now leading the UK's clean power mission as Energy Secretary under Starmer.

The UK's most consistent and outspoken climate legislator. Co-founded the modern UK Green Party and has championed climate emergency declarations and fossil fuel bans throughout her career.

Expanded London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to cover all of Greater London, cutting air pollution significantly. A leading urban climate action figure globally.

Hosted COP26 in Glasgow and legislated the UK's net zero by 2050 target. However, his government also approved new North Sea oil fields and was criticised for inconsistency on climate policy.

Led Denmark to legislate a 70% emissions reduction by 2030 — one of the most ambitious national climate targets in the world. Overseeing a massive offshore wind expansion.

As EU Executive VP, was the chief architect of the European Green Deal and the Fit for 55 package — the most comprehensive climate legislation ever passed anywhere in the world.

Took over EU climate leadership from Timmermans. Has maintained the Green Deal framework but faced criticism for softening some industrial targets under pressure from member states.

As Dutch PM oversaw renewable energy growth but was criticised for slow action on nitrogen and agricultural emissions. A centrist pragmatist rather than a climate champion.

Has repeatedly blocked and delayed EU climate legislation. Maintains close ties with Russia's fossil fuel industry and has called the European Green Deal economically destructive.

Poland remains the EU's most coal-dependent economy. Duda has resisted EU emissions targets and pushed for slower coal phase-out timelines, citing energy security concerns.

Australia's most outspoken climate legislator. Has pushed for an immediate fossil fuel phase-out and led the Greens to record electoral success on a climate platform.

Driving Australia's transformation to 82% renewable electricity by 2030. Described climate action as "the defining economic challenge of our time."

Overhauling Australia's environment laws and blocking several coal and gas projects. Faces pressure from both industry and conservationists on major approval decisions.

Infamously brought a lump of coal into Parliament. Attended COP26 late and under pressure, refused to commit Australia to net zero by 2050 until days before the summit.

Declared a climate emergency and passed New Zealand's Zero Carbon Act — requiring net zero long-lived gases by 2050. One of the most climate-committed leaders of her era.

Architect of New Zealand's Zero Carbon Act and He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission. Served as Climate Minister for six years driving NZ's most ambitious climate reforms.

Repealed New Zealand's world-leading oil and gas exploration ban and scaled back agricultural emissions pricing. Framed many of Ardern's climate policies as unaffordable.

A longtime climate sceptic whose NZ First party made rolling back climate policy a coalition condition. Pushed heavily for repealing the oil and gas ban.

Weakened the UK's net zero commitments, delayed the ICE vehicle ban, and approved new North Sea oil and gas licences.

Reversed Sunak's net zero rollbacks, pledged to decarbonize the UK's power grid by 2030, and established Great British Energy — a new public clean energy company.

One of the EU's most vocal climate advocates. Oversaw a massive renewable energy buildout — Spain now runs on over 50% clean electricity.

Has pushed back against EU green regulations, calling some policies "ideological." Lobbied to weaken the EU's nature restoration law and combustion engine ban.

China is both the world's largest CO₂ emitter AND its largest installer of solar and wind. Xi pledged carbon neutrality by 2060 but continues permitting new coal plants.

A longtime climate skeptic whose fossil fuel economy depends on oil and gas exports. Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered a European energy crisis that setback the clean transition.

Leader of the world's largest oil exporter. Has pledged net zero by 2060 domestically while actively working to slow global oil demand reduction through OPEC+.

Called climate change a "socialist lie." Disbanded Argentina's environment ministry and withdrew from key COP commitments after taking office in 2023.

Signed the landmark Just Energy Transition Partnership at COP26 to move South Africa away from coal. Progress has been slow given the country's deep energy poverty challenges.

Turkey was the last G20 country to ratify the Paris Agreement. Continues expanding coal while pursuing some renewable development.

Pledged carbon neutrality by 2050 and revived Japan's nuclear program as a bridge fuel. Balanced clean energy ambitions with ongoing dependence on LNG imports.

Reversed some of predecessor Moon's climate targets and re-embraced nuclear power. South Korea remains one of the world's largest per-capita emitters.

Has called climate change "some religion" and backed the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. A staunch opponent of clean energy transition and climate regulation.

Former Bank of England Governor and pioneer of climate risk in financial markets. Became Canada's PM in 2025 pledging to maintain carbon pricing and accelerate clean energy investment.

Led German climate diplomacy as Foreign Minister and championed the European Green Deal on the world stage. A defining figure of Germany's Green Party generation.

Drove Germany's most ambitious renewable energy buildout. Faced enormous pressure navigating the post-Ukraine energy crisis while fighting to maintain climate targets.

Mexico's first female president and a climate scientist who contributed to IPCC reports. A strong renewable energy advocate, though Mexico's state oil company Pemex remains a major structural challenge.

Colombia's first leftist president and a vocal climate champion. Pledged to end new oil exploration and has been one of the most outspoken global leaders on fossil fuel phase-out.

One of the world's youngest heads of government and a committed climate advocate. Pushing Chile — one of the world's top copper producers — toward a renewable-powered, sustainable future.

The world's most prominent climate voice. Has repeatedly issued stark warnings of a "code red for humanity" and called on wealthy nations to end fossil fuel subsidies and accelerate clean transition.

Executive Secretary of the UN climate body and a forceful advocate for ambitious action. From the small island nation of Grenada — one of the most climate-vulnerable countries on Earth.

Leads the world's most ambitious sovereign wealth fund, which has divested from many fossil fuel assets. Yet Norway remains one of Europe's largest oil and gas producers — a persistent contradiction.

Now the EU's top climate official and a chief architect of the Green Deal's next phase. As Spain's environment minister she oversaw Europe's fastest renewable energy expansion.

Positioned Kenya as an African leader in clean energy, hosting the 2023 Africa Climate Summit and pushing for an end to fossil fuel financing for developing nations.

Maintains Japan's 2050 carbon neutrality pledge and is expanding nuclear power and offshore wind. Japan still relies heavily on LNG imports following the post-Fukushima energy restructuring.

Presided over COP28 as the CEO of Abu Dhabi's national oil company — a deeply controversial appointment. While COP28 produced historic fossil fuel phase-out language, leaked remarks suggested he privately downplayed climate science.

Led Scotland toward some of Europe's most ambitious climate targets including a near-complete phase-out of petrol vehicles by 2030. Scotland now generates over 100% of its electricity from renewables.

Has argued that Russian fossil fuel revenues fund the war in Ukraine, framing clean energy as a security imperative. Ukraine's post-war reconstruction presents a massive opportunity for a clean energy build-out.

Indonesia is the world's largest coal exporter. Subianto has pledged to pursue the Just Energy Transition Partnership but faces intense domestic pressure to maintain coal revenues and industrial growth.