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Climate philanthropy
Are community foundations relevant when we talk about climate?
Why should community foundations focus on environmental protection and climate change? The answer is rather simple and straightforward – because there is no way around it. While we talk about climate change at the global …
How is Turkish philanthropy funding climate? A Sabancı Foundation seminar explores
If you protect nature, you protect people. On 1 December 2022, the Sabancı Foundation hosted a seminar, presented by Güven İslamoğlu, on philanthropy’s role in the climate emergency. Following a performance by 8-year-old pianist İpek …
World Economic Forum initiative hopes to generate $3tn a year for climate action
The World Economic Forum has launched an initiative to generate $3 trillion a year by leveraging philanthropic and public capital to tackle climate change and nature loss. Giving to Amplify Earth Action, or GAEA, is …
On the frontlines of reforestation: a conversation on funding Indigenous action
In the fight against the climate crisis, philanthropy must fund more projects led by frontline communities and Indigenous land stewards. Currently, Native American communities receive just 0.4 per cent of philanthropic funds from large U.S. …
Philanthropic giving for climate on the rise in India
The India Climate Collaborative has been engaging with individual philanthropists who are willing to commit significant funds to fight climate change – and it’s paying off. The 2022 EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List revealed a …
COP15: Are we willing to take action with clarity, agility and speed?
Biodiversity concerns all of us – biodiversity is comprised of all life on Earth – from viruses to elephants. It is typically defined as genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity. COP15 is underway! The …
IKEA gives $10.1m to Kenyan and American nonprofit empowering communities vulnerable to climate change
IKEA Foundation has awarded BOMA, a Kenya and US-based non-profit, a grant of $10.1 million to support the organization’s innovative approach to alleviating poverty in regions severely impacted by climate change. ‘We are excited to …
Seeing our mitigation ambition through: The need for climate visionaries
To limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2030, as agreed upon under the 2015 Paris Agreement, India, along with the rest of the world, must strengthen and implement its mitigation ambition. Over …
For a fair, inclusive zero-carbon transition, policy development needs to go hand-in-hand with public engagement
If there’s one thing we know, it’s that the UK is in dire need of a zero-carbon transition. With spiralling energy costs and record-breaking temperatures such a transition could not only help stabilise the energy …
Getting serious about building local capacity for conservation success
Saving the planet requires better partnerships to strengthen local organizations. The world has finally woken up to the important role that Indigenous people and local communities play in protecting our planet. From the adoption of …
