How we took on an oil giant — and won

Name: How we took on an oil giant — and won
Uploaded: 2025-09-22T14:42:48Z
Duration: 10 min 47 s
Description: Oil companies may seem invincible, but they are more vulnerable than you think, says climate justice litigator Melinda Janki. She tells the story of how she took on ExxonMobil in her home country of Guyana, notching historic wins against the oil giant — and proving that we can turn existing laws into powerful tools for change.

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TED Countdown Summit 2025

• June 2025

Oil companies may seem invincible, but they are more vulnerable than you think, says climate justice litigator Melinda Janki. She tells the story of how she took on ExxonMobil in her home country of Guyana, notching historic wins against the oil giant — and proving that we can turn existing laws into powerful tools for change.