A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
That's why the WEF has launched the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA), a global initiative to fund and grow new and existing public, private, and philanthropic partnerships to help unlock the $3 trillion needed each year to reach net zero, reverse nature loss, and restore biodiversity by 2050.
"Current funding is slow and inadequate, and a new approach is needed to get capital flowing," says Schwab.
"Philanthropic giving can address this, with unique qualities not found in other financing: it is nimble, more tolerant of risks, and is driven by values and long-term outcomes rather than quarterly returns."
The Giving to Amplify Earth Action has more than 45 partners, including BMW Foundation, Children's Investment Fund Foundation, Clean Air Fund, Climate Leadership Initiative, Eleven Eleven Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Growald Climate Fund, IKEA Foundation, Laudes Foundation, Noa's Ark Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and the Rockefeller...
Read the Entire ArticleSelected Grant News Headlines
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When Bill Gates was a child, his parents banned him from bringing books to the dinner table, reports Mashable.
His love of reading, however, has since led the Microsoft co-founder to create the...more
One of the nation's top music schools has a new leader.
Kevin Sanders, director of the Rudi E.
Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis, will take over as dean of the Baylor...more
Delegates from almost 200 countries are meeting in Dubai this week for the 28th Conference of the Parties, or COP 28, which will focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the effects...more
"We need a global climate strategy, and it must be based on our best science, our best technology, and our best collaboration."
So writes Andrew Revkin in the New York Times on the eve of the...more
Climate change is already taking a heavy toll on public health around the world, and the Trump administration wants to make sure that doesn't get any worse, the New York Times reports.
According...more
The US, UK, and a host of other countries are putting their money where their mouth is to fight climate change, the New York Times reports.
At the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United...more
The US plans to announce a global plan today to commercialize nuclear fusion as a substitute for fossil fuels, the New York Times reports.
John Kerry says that after a recent breakthrough in...more
In an effort to fight climate change, India's government is putting its money where its mouth is.
Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in...more
Education is one of the best ways to combat climate change, according to a new World Bank report.
In fact, "higher levels of education are associated with pro-environmental behaviors, preferences...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"Climate change is disruptive and we can look at that as a negative, but the eternal optimist."
That was the message from Jennifer Gardy, deputy director of surveillance at the Bill and Melinda...more
Cause Artist has listed down 11 ventures that are improving the world’s climate conditions through green, sustainable solutions.