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The UNFCCC opened the 2018 round of the Momentum for Change Awards, calling for applications from organizations, communities, cities, businesses, governments and others that are taking concrete action on climate change. The four focus areas of the 2018 Momentum for Change Awards are: Women for results, Financing for Climate Friendly Investment, Planetary Health, and Climate Neutral Now. Momentum for Change is […]
Need funding to develop your best climate solution? Get a jump start here with information on financing opportunities. Turning your idea into reality could make the difference in the fight against climate change! Philanthropic foundations and UN agencies provide grants for projects that promote global development and the welfare of others. These are non-governmental, non-profit […]
Need funding to develop your best climate solution? Get a jump start here with information on financing opportunities. Turning your idea into reality could make the difference in the fight against climate change! Angel investors provide capital to start-up business in exchange for ownership equity. These entrepreneurs personally invest in new or young companies that […]
Need funding to develop your best climate solution? Get a jump start here with information on financing opportunities. Turning your idea into reality could make the difference in the fight against climate change! Credit institutions provide more traditional loans to fund business ideas. By definition, credit institutions receive cash deposits and other repayable funds from […]
Need funding to develop your best climate solution? Get a jump start here with information on financing opportunities. Turning your idea into reality could make the difference in the fight against climate change! Crowdfunding is a platform for people to present their innovative ideas online to a “crowd” of potential investors that can then choose […]
Need funding to develop your best climate solution? Get a jump start here with information on financing opportunities. Turning your idea into reality could make the difference in the fight against climate change! Business incubators are organizations geared toward accelerating the growth and success of start-up or early stage companies. Besides being a good path […]
Passionate about entrepreneurship? Want to solve global climate challenges Want to meet like minded people? Take action and join the Climate-KIC Journey while participating in Europe’s largest summer school for climate innovation and entrepreneurship. The Journey brings together students and professionals from all over the world. Watch the video to have an overview of what […]
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization and coalition of scholars, scientists, entrepreneurs, and advocates that is mapping, measuring, modeling, and communicating about a collective array of substantive solutions to global warming. Follow-up initiative from the book “Drawdown” by Paul Hawken, Project Drawdown is the first effort to measure and project the collective impact of the […]
Climate actions of businesses, investors, cities, regions and civil society are steadily progressing towards the goals of the Paris Agreement, according to the first Yearbook of Climate Action by the UNFCCC Marrakesh Partnership. For instance, the report notes that coalitions, representing more than a billion people have committed to decrease emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. […]
The scale of climate change problems is so enormous that can be daunting and frustrating. The good news is that there is no single solution, there are many. And many actions can be easily adopted into everyone’s everyday life, according to the Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World compiled by the U.N. Be the Change initiative. […]