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India Climate Collaborative launches platform to boost climate-based funding
The India Climate Collaborative (ICC), a collective dedicated to climate action, has launched a new platform aimed at plugging climate action funding gaps within the country. Dubbed as ‘Earth Exponential’, the platform will bring …
What do we mean when we label a project as ‘climate finance’?
What defines a climate project, and how does it differ from other environmental or development initiatives? These are some of the questions that come up when projects are labelled ‘climate finance’. Developing a solid climate …
Actualizing trust-based, participatory grantmaking for youth climate movements!
Young people engaged on climate action are faced with a myriad challenges including the fact that they are living with impacts of climate change in the global south. Some of these impacts which are currently …
Our response to the climate crisis must be intersectional
On 23 May, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Philea Forum, the flagship event of Philea (Philanthropy Europe Association), which brings together foundations, philanthropic organisations, and networks. I had the opportunity to address …
Climate lens tool for Australian philanthropists will help funders minimise climate effects
Philanthropy Australia and the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN) have partnered to launch the Climate Lens tool. The tool, the first of its kind in Australia, will highlight how a nuanced approach to supporting social …
Inside the house: Alliance reader survey reveals how philanthropy is preparing itself for climate change
As part of our ClimatePhilanthropy2030 project, Alliance wanted to know whether foundations were leading by example on climate action by finding out what’s happening inside the house. So we surveyed our readers to ask: how are your organisations making …
Climate adaptation needs urgent philanthropy support – and offers the key to climate justice
We suggest why now is the time for philanthropies to advance their ambitions for climate justice by becoming climate adaptation champions. Climate change, once seen as a threat to our future, is now understood as …
Who’s telling the climate story? And who’s funding it?
Stories connect us, and who tells them matters – this is especially true when it comes to the story of our heating planet. This is why philanthropy’s support of climate research and journalism is such …