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Edouard Morena, lecturer at University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP), discusses the role of climate philanthropy after the Paris Agreement.
Two per cent. This is the estimated share of philanthropic dollars allocated to climate-related issues. In the run-up to the Paris climate conference, the 2 per cent figure acted as a rallying cry to get more grant dollars flowing towards climate-related actions.
Morena writes, ‘While funding levels deserve our attention, by repeatedly framing philanthropy’s challenge in such a manner we also tend to overshadow philanthropy’s contribution – past and present – to the international climate debate.’ Continue reading