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Innovations in climate finance give hope for our future
Planetary resilience requires the rapid transformation of energy systems, which in turn requires investment at a scale not seen before in renewable and low-carbon infrastructure. We also need to dramatically improve our resource efficiency, which …
Cultivating a solution to climate change
When most people think about the causes of climate change, they imagine cars, smokestacks, factories spewing out all manner of greenhouse gases (GHGs). In fact, between a third and a quarter of global GHG emissions …
Grantmakers Without Borders – Climate justice and Egyptian uprising top agenda at World Social Forum
In February, Grantmakers without Borders co-sponsored and participated in a delegation of 20 funders, mostly from the US, to the World Social Forum in Dakar, organized by the Funders Network on Transforming the Global Economy. …
Ethical bank launches its first Climate Change Bond
Triodos Bank has launched a new Climate Change Bond which will be used exclusively to finance UK organizations that are specifically tackling climate change issues, from renewable energy to recycling. The three bonds will be …
Ethical bank launches its first Climate Change Bond
Triodos Bank has launched a new Climate Change Bond which will be used exclusively to finance UK organizations that are specifically tackling climate change issues, from renewable energy to recycling. The three bonds will be …
Climate change still neglected by funders in US and UK
With warning lights for many of the planet’s key ecosystems flashing amber or red, two new reports show that despite growth in green giving on both sides of the Atlantic, environmental issues continue to receive …
Holding corporations accountable for climate change
Although China has overtaken the United States in recent years as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, during the same period its production of export goods has been responsible for half of the growth …
The indigenous peoples climate action fund
Responding to the scientific and social complexities of the climate crisis requires bringing all of humanity’s wisdom into the room and working in ways that build bridges across traditional boundaries. Foundation leadership must deploy a …
The barefoot approach to climate change
Mohandas Gandhi once said: ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world’. With that simple piece of wisdom, one man brought down the largest empire the world has ever seen. Global warming, on …
Soros pledges money for clean energy and new Climate Policy Initiative
Financier and philanthropist George Soros has pledged to invest more than $1 billion (£625 million) in clean energy technology to tackle climate change. Speaking in Copenhagen last weekend, Soros also announced the foundation of the …