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The Earth is a complex connected system
A climate science workshop series by Active Philanthropy: Episode 4 What happens in one part of our planet, doesn’t stay there. The Earth is a complex, connected system. When one part of the Earth’s system …
Bogota set to host Shift The Power summit
Colombia’s capital city Bogota is set to host a major conference bringing together voices from community philanthropy and networks exploring how the sector can tackle various global crisis with decision makers rooted in the Global …
Carbon emissions have created our warmer temperatures
A climate science workshop series by Active Philanthropy: Episode 3 The last decade really stands out: For nine years in a row (2014-2022), we’ve seen the warmest years on record. However, temperatures do not change …
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. …
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 …
Wellcome Trust, world’s second largest foundation, hires new CEO
The Wellcome Trust has appointed John-Arne Røttingen, a former medical scientist and public health official, as its new CEO. The world’s second largest foundation, with an endowment of $46.2 billion, said Røttingen brings inclusive …
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 …
Rockefeller Foundation invests $1 billion towards sustainable development goals
The Rockefeller Foundation says it will invest $1 billion towards tackling the climate crisis and ensuring it benefits marginalised communities, as part of a wider shift towards sustainable development goals (SDGs). It is the first …
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 …
