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First philanthropic report from a Chinese climate nonprofit presented at COP29
China has a growing role in global climate philanthropy – that is the message put forward by the China Environmental Grantmakers Alliance in its most recent impact report, launched at COP29 in Baku this week. …
Canadian record breaking $405 million climate philanthropy pledge by nine families and foundations
Nine high-net wealth families and foundations have pledged $405 million in climate related philanthropy, in what represents Canada’s largest ever climate pledge on record. It signals a boost at climate-related programmes, given Canada’s historically poor …
Philanthropy is the key to bridging the clean air funding gap
As world leaders and environmental advocates are gathering at COP29, discussions around climate and funding priorities are in the spotlight. Yet, amid these critical negotiations, an urgent issue remains underfunded and often overlooked: air pollution. …
Arab philanthropy commits to climate
Arab philanthropy has pledged to take action on climate injustice by signing the Arab Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change (APCCC), which launched today at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Commitment was launched by the Arab …
COP29: $700 million climate adaptation and resilience boost by one-year-old collective
Ahead of this year’s top climate summit in Baku, a loose affiliation of 60 foundations attempting to bolster climate solutions are on course to provide between $650 to $700 million in climate resilience funding for …
From undermining democracy to destabilising the climate: a brief history of the neo-liberal Atlas Network
The mythical Atlas carries the world on his shoulders. This one tries to put it under its thumb. The most impressive aspect of the Atlas Network is probably its combination of effectiveness and obscurity. In …
Donald Trump ‘won’t be a death knell to the clean energy transition’
Donald Trump’s election victory as the next US president ‘won’t be a death knell to the clean energy transition that has rapidly picked up pace these last four years’, according to the World Resources Institute. …
It’s the finance COP. What will philanthropy do?
Amidst global conflict and political uncertainty, COP29 begins on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan. This year’s summit is being called ‘the finance COP’, where agreeing a new climate finance goal is top of the agenda. This …
At COP29, the Plastics Treaty presents an opportunity for climate philanthropy
Climate philanthropists have long known how to solve the climate crisis: use less oil and gas, use more renewables, electrify transit and update the grid, and stop burning coal. But as we head into another …
Spain community foundation spearheads floods response as climate investment concerns ignored
A Spanish community foundation has led the response to repairing the damage caused by the devastating floods in southeast Spain that left more than 200 people dead – the worst natural disaster the country has …
