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US racial and climate justice coalition announces almost $1 billion in financial commitments for black wealth creation
GroundBreak, a coalition of over 40 corporate, civic, and philanthropic organisations in the US fighting for racial equity and climate based justice, has announced $926.75 million in financial commitments to expand wealth building opportunities for …
Climate science is well understood
A climate science workshop series by Active Philanthropy: Episode 2 Despite what it may seem, climate science is not a recent discovery – we have many, many decades of research and knowledge to draw on. …
Nurturing philanthropy in the current climate of decreased giving
It’s old news that giving is down in the UK, and it’s hardly come as a surprise; in recent times we have been rocked by a pandemic and a war. We are living through one …
Yes, people are changing the climate
A climate science workshop series by Active Philanthropy: Episode 1 Navigating the complexities of the climate crisis is tough. Yet in order to take targeted action on climate, a basic understanding of the science behind …
White House climate resilience framework sparks US philanthropy commitments
Four major US philanthropists have announced a commitment to building climate resilience, following a first-ever National Climate Resilience Framework announced by the Biden administration. The US government’s framework includes the need for more collaboration across …
Philanthropy: The fourth P in public-private partnerships for financing food security and climate action
Recent geopolitical crises have exposed the vulnerability of the global food system which was already ill-prepared for the dual shocks of post-pandemic price volatility and the impacts of climate change. Now innovations in blended finance …
What philanthropy can do to narrow the climate finance gap
The latest UN climate report warned in March that there is ‘a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.’ Scientists say that the critical warming threshold of 1.5C …
More power to youth: Doing climate philanthropy differently
Last month 16 young people from Montana sent shockwaves through the environmental and legal communities. A landmark legal decision affirmed that young people have an inherent right to a clean environment. It’s a judgment that …