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Are we nearly there yet?

1 Sonia Medina 1 June 2021

This is one of Alliance’s specially commissioned 25th anniversary articles, each reflecting on philanthropy’s past and looking ahead to its future. What has been achieved in 25 years of climate philanthropy and how far do …

Nigel Topping exclusive: How philanthropy can join the race to zero

1 Felicitas von Peter and Winnie Asiti 1 June 2021

Nigel Topping has the world’s climate in his hands. As the UK’s High-Level Climate Action Champion he is responsible for driving the actions of non-state actors – basically anyone and anything not controlled by government …

Six steps towards greener investments

Nando van Kleeff 1 June 2021

Foundations’ financial role in reaching a net zero carbon future  is not confined to the money they give away The amount of philanthropic funding currently going towards the world’s gravest problem is clearly inadequate. But …

The front-line generation

Winnie Asiti 1 June 2021

Guest editor Winnie Asiti talks with climate activists Nisreen Elsaim in Sudan and Kassim Gawusu-Toure in Ghana about the journey to climate justice being driven by the younger generation Nisreen Elsaim WA: Nisreen, could you introduce yourself and tell …

Time to give the climate justice movement its due

Isaiah Toroitich 1 June 2021

The climate justice movement has a vital role in achieving delivery of the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 – but it’s not always seen that way They come in different shapes, sizes and colours. Some …

Delivering Paris with 1,001 stories

1 Richard Black 1 June 2021

Solving climate change is possible, but we have to tell the right stories to the right people – and we have to do it now If we act now, solving climate change is absolutely feasible. …

Collaboration is the route to transformation

Sandrine Dixson-Declève 1 June 2021

Philanthropy needs to step up its partnerships with other sectors to bring about the radical transformation that the world needs The Covid pandemic has brought the climate crisis to the forefront of the international agenda …

Applying the lessons of Covid

Stefan Schurig 1 June 2021

Covid-19 is a global vulnerability experience. The F20 platform can help philanthropy play its part in applying the lessons to climate change While governments are currently trying to prepare for the worst impacts of the …

In profile: Funders and the law

Alliance magazine 2 March 2021 For Subscribers

Laws prescribe the rights and duties of citizens; the courts provide the means of upholding the one and enforcing the other. Too often, though, laws are inadequate to protect the rights of all citizens, or …

Supporting legal action

James A. Goldston and Martin O'Brien 2 March 2021 For Subscribers

As Alliance magazine celebrates its 25th anniversary, we asked two long-standing funders of legal action to reflect on their experience over those 25 years and to point out some of the most important lessons learned …