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ClimateWorks Foundation appoints Monica Araya as distinguished fellow
Electric mobility expert and advocate Monica Araya has been appointed a ClimateWorks Distinguished Fellow. In her new role, Araya will partner with the leading climate intermediary’s transportation team to help accelerate the shift towards 100 …
Collaboration and community in the fight against climate change
The Honnold Foundation (HF) and Global Greengrants Fund are both fighting climate change at the grassroots level. We fuel climate movements built and mobilised by community leaders worldwide, directly supporting the people at the frontlines …
What will it take to prioritise climate change?
From engaging new champions, to promoting local narratives, here’s how we can strengthen action on climate change mitigation. India ranks third in terms of absolute levels of carbon emissions after China and the United States. In a …
Funders commit to $6 billion for sustained collective climate action
The fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement saw 36 foundations and funders commit to investing at least $6 billion to addressing the climate emergency. The commitment is a part of the 2018 pledge made at …
Interview: ClimateWorks and IKEA talk scaling climate funding and impact
When Liz McKeon joined the IKEA Foundation in 2014, the organisation’s climate giving strategy was just taking root. In the years following, Liz has worked to scale funding climate related programs from $1.5 million to …
National Lottery Community Fund awards £19.5 million to climate work
The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded £19.5 million in grants to help tackle the climate emergency across the UK. The funding, granted over the last four months, has gone to a range of partnership …
Emissions reduction moving too slowly and in wrong direction, finds ClimateWorks report
In order to meet limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius – the number agreed as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement – countries will need drop their emissions by half by 2030 and reach …
Mental health, climate and disease: Wellcome Trust’s Director of Strategy on tackling our big health threats
With an endowment of £26 billion, the UK’s Wellcome Trust is the fourth biggest foundation in the world. As one of the leading funders of global health, it has been at the forefront of efforts …
Climate movements and funders
If the next decade is a flashpoint for the world’s future, the relationship between climate movements working on the ground and the funders who support them is becoming yet more crucial. An expert panel representing …
Alliance webinar: Climate movements and funders, a crucial relationship
If the next decade is a flashpoint for the world’s future, the relationship between climate movements working on the ground and the funders who support them is becoming yet more crucial. An expert panel representing …