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It wasn’t rubbish at all
‘When I was the speechwriter for the climate minister, all the speeches I wrote for the UN Climate Change Conferences sounded more or less the same: We have to act now. No more talk.’ This …
New advocacy network launches at COP27 to get funds to Indigenous, local women and girls
Grassroots women’s organisations have launched a new advocacy network to scale-up funding for Indigenous and local women and girls. Women in Global South Alliance for Tenure and Climate – the name of the network – …
Tackling poverty and climate change: IKEA and Acumen’s $25m energy investment initative
Today, two out of three people living in extreme poverty live in rural areas, often without access to electricity. The combined impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and volatile energy prices caused by the …
What we can learn from crisis response around the world
How is global philanthropy working to respond and build resilience to crises in their regions? The war in Ukraine, economic instability and a sudden increase in the cost of living, the effects of the Covid-19 …
$1.7bn pledged, $321m given away: Where are we on COP26’s commitment to protecting forests?
Following last year’s commitment of $1.7 billion to Indigenous and local communities to support their work protecting tropical forests, research out today has found that one-fifth of those funds have actually reached grantees – the …
An uneven climate crisis and the case for reparations: What we can learn from Pakistan
The news of Pakistan’s ongoing climate catastrophe has crowded out the headlines, but the long-term and actual effects of Pakistan’s floods are yet to come. The devastation has caused over 1,350 casualties and over …
Indy Johar on our extraordinary age
It is the end of summer, and before students come back to Istanbul’s Kadir Has University, around 100 members of the PEX community gather for the second PEXforum to explore what it means to drive …
Global climate giving jumps 25% but remains significantly short of need
Philanthropic giving for climate change mitigation increased by 25 per cent in 2021, according to ClimateWorks Foundation’s annual Funding Trends report. Despite this sharp rise in giving, funding for climate still remains significantly short of …
Major funders of agriculture and food systems address COP27 president: Do more
Our global food systems are fragile, and governments must invest more into transforming food systems. That is the message of 15 major philanthropies and organisations to COP27 President Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry in an open …
Research: Financing extraction of natural gas in Africa has serious consequences
A new report from the African Climate Foundations warns of the consequences of increasing Africa’s natural gas production. Africa holds significant natural gas resources, and substantial new discoveries have been made in the past decade. …
