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Where’s the funding for council and community climate action?

Annie Pickering Where’s the funding for council and community climate action?

Posted on 17 Jan 2024

Climate Emergency UK have recently published the first-ever UK-wide assessment of local government climate action: the Council Climate Action Scorecards. The results? Not good - the average council scored 32% on the actions they have taken towards net zero. Annie Pickering from Climate Emergency UK shares the barriers to local climate action and why funders can spark real progress on local government's journey to net zero.

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The Challenge of Light Pollution

David Barrie The Challenge of Light Pollution

Posted on 18 Dec 2023

Climate change and the destruction of entire ecosystems attract most of our attention. But we face another environmental threat - one which is insidious and fast-growing: light pollution.

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Making deforestation-free private wealth a reality

Alex Robertson, Global Canopy Making deforestation-free private wealth a reality

Posted on 12 Dec 2022

Global Canopy's new deforestation-free investment mandate can be a game changer for family offices and foundations to ensure their investments don’t undermine their philanthropic giving. In this blog, Alex Robertson discusses the need for family offices and foundations to ensure their investment portfolios are free from deforestation, conversion and associated human rights abuses and their new investment mandate to help do this.

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Making climate action everyone’s business at the UK’s leading community funder

John Rose, The National Lottery Community Fund Making climate action everyone’s business at the UK’s leading community funder

Posted on 16 May 2022

As the largest funder of community activity in the UK, The National Lottery Community Fund plays a critical role supporting communities to unleash their energy and potential, especially on important issues such as the climate emergency. In this blog, John Rose discusses the work the National Lottery Community Fund is doing to take environmental action and support grant holders to be more sustainable and regenerative.

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The power of good governance in stopping the climate crisis: Six actions philanthropy must embrace in 2022

Brice Böhmer, Transparency International The power of good governance in stopping the climate crisis: Six actions philanthropy must embrace in 2022

Posted on 1 Apr 2022

In 2019/2020, climate finance amounted to US$632 billion globally. Yet, about 30-40% of climate funding was probably spent inefficiently or stolen because of corruption – considering that at least 30% of development aid is lost to corruption. Philanthropy can and must play a crucial role and act now to help stop the leaky pipeline of climate funding. Building on comprehensive analysis and research over the past ten years, here are six concrete and tangible actions for funders to take in 2022.

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Mission critical: how third sector organisations can play to their strengths in responding to the climate emergency

Nick Addington, William Grant Foundation Mission critical: how third sector organisations can play to their strengths in responding to the climate emergency

Posted on 24 Mar 2022

Third sector organisations have a critical contribution to make in response to the climate emergency. But reducing their carbon footprints isn’t it. In this blog, Nick Addington offers some thoughts about a possible framework to help organisations think more broadly about their role and recognise opportunities to help achieve a sustainable future.

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COP26: Philanthropy can drive systemic change – and back more equitable climate solutions

Ed Dean, Ashden COP26: Philanthropy can drive systemic change – and back more equitable climate solutions

Posted on 9 Dec 2021

The COP26 climate talks brought hope and frustration – but also reminded us of the unique role philanthropy can play in creating a fair and sustainable world. In this piece, Ed Dean considers what the COP taught us about the power and potential of philanthropy.

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The State of Climate Funding Pre-COP26

Eva Rehse, Global Greengrants Fund UK, and Florence Miller, EFN The State of Climate Funding Pre-COP26

Posted on 29 Oct 2021

COP26 will shape how governments respond to the climate crisis. It is also an organising moment for civil society, and a chance for funders to make public commitments in solidarity with civil society and the climate movement. Ahead of the start of COP later this week, Eva Rehse and Florence Miller take a critical look at the state of climate philanthropy today.

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EFN 2021 Retreat Keynote Talk

Farhana Yamin EFN 2021 Retreat Keynote Talk

Posted on 8 Jul 2021

How can funders use the tools we have — our power, privileges and positions — to tackle those things that are most systemic? How can we support climate action that is truly intersectional, supporting both nature and people, and inclusive of everyone? Farhana put forward various suggestions in her keynote talk at EFN's annual retreat.

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Building an Effective Coalition for Radical Climate Action in the UK

Steven Smith and Ian Christie, University of Surrey Building an Effective Coalition for Radical Climate Action in the UK

Posted on 8 Jul 2021

Notes from Steven Smith's presentation on his hugely useful research on climate-focused organisations, followed by a discussion with Steven and his collaborator and advisor Ian Christie, at the 2021 EFN Retreat. One of the most significant insights produced by the research is the observation of the dominance of the coalition of organisations who believe that the best strategy for addressing the climate crisis involves a technological, growth-led transition to net zero by 2050. This, Steve argues, is politically viable -- but ecologically unviable.

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