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Here's what you need to know: The richest 1% of people on the planet have seen their wealth increase by an average of $2.7 billion per day since 2020.
That's the first time in 25 years that extreme wealth and extreme poverty have increased at the same time, according to Oxfam's "Survival of the Richest" report.
"While ordinary people are making daily sacrifices on essentials like food, the super-rich have outdone even their wildest dreams," says Gabriela Bucher, executive director of Oxfam International, per the Guardian.
Oxfam is calling for a wealth tax on the world's richest, arguing that such a tax could raise $1.7 billion a year, enough to lift 2 billion people out of poverty.
Giving to Amplify Earth Action: The WEF on Tuesday launched Giving to Amplify Earth Action, an initiative to increase philanthropic funding to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, per the Guardian.
The group estimates that $3 trillion is needed to address climate change and biodiversity issues, and CEO Per Heggenes of the Ikea Foundation says it's "unacceptable" that just 2% of... Read the Entire ArticleSelected Grant News Headlines
A Canadian university is preparing to open what it says will be the country's first "clean plant farm"a greenhouse-free operation where grapevines will be grown to make wine, the BBC...more
The New York Climate Exchange is putting its money where its mouth is.
The nonprofit is holding its first-ever AI Innovation Challenge, and it's looking for students to come up with solutions to...more
Three young entrepreneurs in Nigeria have won $32,500 for their clean-tech solutions to climate-related problems, the Guardian reports.
Schrodinger Tech, Givo Africa, and E-Sam Energy Solutions...more
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology think they've figured out a way to turn jellyfish into ocean researchers, the Los Angeles Times reports.
They're working on a "go-faster cap"...more
"We are grappling with uncertainty about how to deal with yearly floods," says a 55-year-old resident of Pakistan's Shikarpur.
"My home has been destroyed, cattle drowned, and yearly crops...more
Women, children, and adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries are some of the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and they're going to bear the worst of it, even if they...more
If you're in the business of using artificial intelligence to improve your products and services, you may want to check out a new company called Future Works.
It's a merger of two tech companies...more
A team of researchers at the University of Utah is reporting in the journal Energy & Environmental Science that it has developed a new type of battery that could someday power a wide range of...more
corks aren't just good for the environment, they're good for your wallet, too.
Portugal's leading cork company says its trees can capture 73 pounds of carbon dioxide for every kilogram of cork...more
"We are so used to being almost permanently online that we don't really appreciate what we have and do not really know what to do when we're not," Joni Mitchell wrote in her 1970s song "Big Yellow...more
The Neighbourhood Midwives, the brainchild of Annie Francis of Hampshire, offers midwifery services geared for the continuity of care to women and their families.