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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
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
Ontario, Canada is seeing an emergence of thousands of social enterprises and the Ontario government hopes to tap into the social enterprise movement.