This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Much of the news coming out of the U.N. climate conference has focused on the spectacle, and how countries’ pledges aren’t on track to prevent dangerous climate change. But behind…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. CDP recently hosted a webinar, Flood, Famine and Fire: Building a Climate Justice Analysis in Philanthropy, to explore how funders can help address climate change issues by building a more robust…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Benjamin Preston directs RAND’s Community Health and Environmental Policy Program . He specializes in climate risk and adaptation, and its flip side, disaster recovery and resilience. What inspired you to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) leaders of environmental and climate nonprofits experienced a surge in support from US foundations in response to COVID-19 and the murder of George Floyd. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COP26, rightly critiqued for its exclusionary approach, will shape how governments respond to the climate crisis. It is also as an organising moment for civil society, and a chance for funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The most recent global energy shock is highlighting how important, and how hard, a well-managed transition to net-zero will be. While company engagement on climate change is rapidly evolving, new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The West is burning. The South and East are flooding. There’s a drought in the Midwest. The rapid onslaught of climate change is here, and with it, a paradigm shift;…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The City of Boston recently made headlines for an ambitious plan to mandate all new city-owned buildings to be carbon neutral, part of a wider plan for the city to achieve net zero status by…
Dana Gunders says there are more and more partnerships developing to address food waste. NextCourse recently did a project with the Climate Collaborative, which is helping natural foods retailers implement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When it comes to strategies for slowing the effects of climate change, the idea of reducing wasted energy rarely gets a mention. But our recent Nature Climate Change article makes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first two weeks of November, all eyes will be on Glasgow as the much-anticipated COP26—the 26th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention on Climate Change—unfolds. While…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Headlining the climate finance discussions next week at COP26 may be the shortfall in advanced economies’ $100 billion annual pledge to help low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) adapt and further…