Immediate and Far-Reaching Climate Action

Coal emits toxic pollutants that make people sick, contaminate water, and drive planet-warming emissions. To eliminate this major threat, a diverse coalition led by the Sierra Club, with the support of philanthropy, launched the Beyond Coal campaign in 2002. The campaign aims to stop the development of new U.S. coal plants in the pipeline, retire the existing dirty coal fleet, address the impacts of coal mining, and replace coal with clean energy solutions.

What was initially a state-by-state effort seeded by a group of small foundations has grown to a national campaign and collaborative philanthropic investment of more ...

At one point, a thriving band of tropical rainforests extended around the globe—from Brazil, to Africa, to Southeast Asia. For centuries, Indigenous peoples and local communities relied on these forests and protected them. In turn, the forests took care of the animals and people that called them home—including about half of all plant and animal species in the world. However, due to economic and political incentives, people began cutting down tropical forests, making them more valuable as timber than standing. As a result, tropical forests are rapidly disappearing—a loss equivalent to 10 soccer fields per minute—to clear land for ...