The effects of a warming world are now a matter of reality. The environment study produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change this month has been described as a ‘code red for humanity’ highlighting in stark language that many changes are already irreversible in terms of rising sea levels and increasing temperature. The report explains that strong, rapid, sustained reduction in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions will be required to mitigate global warming.
The charity sector will inevitably be engaged in addressing a wide range of the negative repercussions arising from climate change; this will not only include front line relief work as people lose their homes and livelihoods but also those areas where climate intersects with other areas including health, social justice and education.
Join BDB Pitmans and our panellists as we discuss some of the tensions which exist in climate philanthropy and the ways in which charities and funders can work together to meet the climate challenge, including:
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