Climate Change Fund

We focus on counterfactual impact and pursue a portfolio approach in our grant-making that recognises the global, complex nature of the problem.

We fund audacious advocacy, focusing our grantmaking on effective organizations leveraging large amounts of money through policy advocacy and thought leadership aimed at influencing the wider conversation and disseminating ideas. This includes advocacy to avoid carbon lock-in in emerging economies.

We focus on neglected solutions under-served by other stakeholders, like carbon removal, carbon capture and storage, and tools for industrial decarbonization, to ensure we’re making the most of every tool available to us.

We work to accelerate low-carbon innovation by finding and funding advocacy opportunities that strengthen the energy innovation ecosystem or promote innovation of certain technologies. Efficient, low-cost technology can spread around the world without intergovernmental cooperation or expensive policies, making it a more robust strategy at a time when climate action is often not the first priority for policymakers and the public.

When evaluating potential grants, we consider several factors, including evaluating organizational strength, timing and certainty, and filling funding gaps. Learn more about the rationale behind our grants in our analysis of climate action and philanthropy.