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Why the United States should build back better: A call for post-COVID, climate-forward policy
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a gut punch to the world. Millions of people infected. Hundreds of thousands dead. Hospitals (again) overflowing. And the effects disproportionately falling on BIPOC communities facing systemic racism and structural …
New Climate Pledge calls for $1 billion for climate funding by 2021
The Climate Pledge is calling for the philanthropy community to come together and allocate more than $1 billion in new funding for climate change by the end of 2021. Announced at the AVPN 2020 annual …
At the intersection of climate change, water, and equity – a growing field of practice
When I started in philanthropy in 2016, I was given an extraordinary opportunity: to create an initiative at the intersection of climate change, water, and inequity. These issues are profoundly interconnected, but back then, the …
Foundations across Europe are tackling the other big challenge: climate change
The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically changed our world, in so many ways. Things will never be the same again. The first task is to save lives. The next challenge is, in the words of UN …
On climate justice, funders could do better
Philanthropy is falling short when it comes to supporting the climate justice movement that is rapidly growing across the globe Despite what he terms ‘amnesia and individualism’, Nathan Thanki of Global Campaign to Demand Climate …
We dropped the ball on climate protection in 2008 – we can’t afford to do it again
In 2009, I wrote a piece for Alliance – Wanted: First movers. Reading it now, I feel tempted to copy and paste the introduction into a new article about the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘It is a …
OSF pledge $16 million to prevent rollbacks on climate during COVID-19
The Open Society Foundations have announced a pledge of $16 million in support of urgent climate crisis priorities related to the coronavirus pandemic. The funding will support advancing ‘green’ economic stimulus plans and stopping authoritarian …
Philanthropy must declare a climate emergency
This piece originally appeared online and in the March print edition of The Chronicle of Philanthropy. In February, three of the world’s wealthiest individuals pledged funds to battle climate change. In a letter commemorating the …
Why we need to keep talking about climate change
At this moment, we are all adjusting to the new reality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like any other organisation, the IKEA Foundation’s top priority is to protect our staff while reducing the transmission …