​ Our atmosphere is global. CO2 pollution, most of which takes place in the Global North, has severe impacts in the Global South. Climate justice, a concept developed within Black and Indigenous climate movements, demands action that acknowledges this imbalance and provides redress to the Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA). Crucially, this redress must be paid for - where could the money come from?

Equal Right is working with partners around the world to co-create a potential solution - cap and share - which would directly control fossil fuel extraction and return extracted wealth to communities all over the world. Cap and share is an international mitigation and climate finance system that could underpin wider climate justice initiatives and support a just and radical green transformation.
Several models for cap and share exist, all with slightly different emphasis and benefits. Our cap and share proposal, produced in partnership with Autonomy, is described and modelled in our discussion paper, 'Climate Justice Without Borders: Cap and share as a mitigation and climate finance solution'. For a summary, read the media coverage here or click the buttons below to read our briefing in English, French or Spanish.
Use the buttons below to explore some of the key benefits offered by our proposed cap and share system.

The video below shows the launch of our 'How to fund climate justice' paper, and of the Cap and Share Climate Alliance.

In the short interview below, Equal Right's Senior Campaigns Manager Syd Chisi talks to Sebastian Muzanenhamo about cap and share.
Our work on cap and share is carried out alongside partners via the Cap and Share Climate Alliance. To find out more, work with us and join the alliance please email Syd Chisi at [email protected]  or the wider alliance team at [email protected] ​