FUNDING CLIMATE IMPACT

Co-hosted by Bill Gates and Breakthrough Energy; Nat Simons, Laura Baxter-Simons, and their team; and the Climate Leadership Initiative (CLI), Funding Climate Impact spotlights highly promising solutions sourced by CLI that have been vetted by experts, are supported by experienced climate funders, and have clearly defined outcomes associated with increased funding.

The series launched in December 6, 2022 with a 90-minute session designed for new and experienced philanthropists who are ready to act on climate. The series continues in 2023, both virtually and in-person, with the first offering likely in March.

Upcoming Events

Funding Climate Impact | March Session

March 28-30, 2023
9:30-11:00AM PST/ 12:30 -2:00 PM EST/ 18:30-20:00 CET

Funding Climate Impact is designed for new and experienced philanthropists ready to act on climate. This virtual event will be the second in a series of sessions produced by Breakthrough Energy and the Climate Leadership Initiative. Each session will spotlight highly promising solutions that have been vetted by experts and supported by experienced funders.
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Past Events

Funding Climate Impact | December Session

December 6, 2022
9:30-11:00AM PST/ 12:30 -2:00 PM EST/ 18:30-20:00 CET

The series launched on December 6, 2022, with a 90-minute session designed for new and experienced philanthropists who are ready to act on climate.

Featured High-Impact Climate Solutions:

Forests, People, Climate
European Energy Security
U.S. Clean Grid Initiative

The series continues in 2023, both virtually and in-person, your special invitation will arrive early next year.

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December Session Climate Solutions

European Energy Security

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has politically and economically weaponized fossil fuels, creating an extensive humanitarian and energy crisis.

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U.S. Clean Grid Initiative

Transmitting energy from where it is created to our homes and businesses is key to the U.S. achieving its climate goals because it connects solar and wind power to where they are needed most.

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Forests, People, Climate

As crucial carbon sinks, tropical forests absorb nearly 1.5 times more carbon than the U.S. emits annually, but they are being lost to deforestation at a rate equivalent to 10 soccer fields per minute.

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