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Foundation spending on climate change
For US and UK foundations, climate philanthropy is around 2% of overall foundation spending. Climate change is arguably the most serious, systemic and far-reaching issue we face as the human race. How much are foundations …
A new focus for climate philanthropy: interview with Florence Tercier and Anne Henshaw
Within the field of climate change, the issue of climate justice has been neglected. The Oak Foundation, however, believes that issues of climate justice are central to the whole climate change question and is poised …
A new agenda for city philanthropy
Everybody knows about the Paris Agreement, but what many don’t know is that cities played a crucial role in making it happen. Around 450 mayors from five continents gathered at the Climate Summit for Local …
Rebuilding the present
Writer William Gibson is quoted as saying, ‘The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed.’ When asked about the quote, he replied: ‘I’m not trying to predict the future. I’m trying to let …
How philanthropy can help restore our forests
Forest landscape restoration (FLR), which focuses on the benefits that trees can provide in landscapes, is one of the most attractive elements of the Paris Agreement. It has the potential to deliver improved food, water …
The clean transport revolution
Functioning transportation systems are fundamental to modern, prosperous societies. They provide a means to get to work, connect us to friends and family, and catalyse economic activity. But transportation today comes with a cost. It …
Climate justice: the spectre at the Paris feast
Michael Donoghue writes in this issue that Pacific Islanders are responsible for only a tiny fraction of GHG emissions, yet they are suffering the worst effects of global warming. This unjust situation should be at …
Supporting today’s young climate leaders
For the past four years, one word has dominated my world: divestment. In 2012, I co-founded Divest Harvard, calling on Harvard University to divest its $36.4 billion endowment from fossil fuels. Divest Harvard grew from …
Climate justice must include indigenous peoples
Despite the fact that 40 per cent of the 116 environmental activists murdered in 2014 were indigenous and a significant portion of the oil, gas and mining production (39 per cent now and 46 per cent …
Care for the earth: traditional wisdom of ancestral authorities
Guatemala is among the 19 most diverse countries on the planet. Its particular vulnerability to hurricanes, tornados and drought makes it urgent and critical to respond appropriately to the threat of climate change. However, any …