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Groundbreaking grassroots-run Fund for Frontline Power awards $5 million in grants to 48 frontline climate justice organizations across the nation

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星期一, 七月 17, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a milestone moment for climate philanthropy, the grassroots climate justice leaders who make up the Governing Body of the Fund for Frontline Power have announced the fund's inaugural slate of over $5 million in grants to 48 diverse groups working on the front lines of the climate crisis.

Key Points: 
  • "The communities and places represented are only a small sample of the power and wisdom across frontline communities, and so are the impactful climate justice projects we are honored to fund.
  • The Fund for Frontline Power supports community-based, equitable climate solutions that cut greenhouse gas emissions, facilitate resilience, strengthen local regenerative economies, and build power on the front lines of the climate crisis.
  • These requests totaled over $60 million, demonstrating the growing demand for funding frontline climate solutions.
  • The climate justice movement created the Fund for Frontline Power in response to the massive first round of Bezos Earth Fund (BEF) grants in 2020, which vastly favored large, white-led, well-resourced organizations.

TIME Announces the TIME CO2 Earth Awards

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星期四, 四月 20, 2023
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--See the cover: https://bit.ly/41KTCjz--Read more about the TIME CO2 Earth Award honorees featured on the list at http://time.com/earth-awards

Key Points: 
  • To celebrate the honorees and spotlight climate-action leadership, TIME will host the TIME CO2 Earth Awards Gala at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City on April 25 following the 2023 TIME100 Summit featuring TIME CO2 earlier that day.
  • Deloitte is the Data & Insights Sponsor for the inaugural TIME CO2 Earth Awards Gala.
  • The TIME CO2 Earth Awards follows the recent launch of the new climate newsletter TIME CO2 Leadership Report by TIME's award-winning climate reporter Justin Worland, which debuted in early April.
  • "We're thrilled to introduce the world to TIME CO2 and the TIME CO2 Earth Awards to continue this essential work."

One year after signing up with the Justice40 Accelerator, frontline climate justice groups are putting millions of dollars in federal grants to work as part of the Justice40 Initiative

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星期三, 六月 29, 2022
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OAKLAND, Calif., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the year since 52 community-rooted climate justice groups from across the country formed the Justice40 Accelerator's first cohort, participants have successfully applied for millions of dollars in federal funding flowing from the Biden/Harris administration's Justice40 Initiative. As the accelerator's new 2022 Cohort begins its work, it's time to accelerate investments in frontline communities.

Key Points: 
  • As the accelerator's new 2022 Cohort begins its work, it's time to accelerate investments in frontline communities.
  • The Justice40 Initiative directs at least 40% of the benefits from federal investments in climate and clean energy solutions to disadvantaged communities.
  • To remove barriers blocking access to federal funding informed by the Justice40 Initiative, leading climate justice and community development nonprofits created the Justice40 Accelerator.
  • Its 12-month program provides seed funding, technical assistance, training, connections, and peer support for community-anchored climate justice organizations seeking Justice40 Initiative funding.

New $10 Million Program "Communicating Our Power" Will Boost the Communications Capacity of Frontline Climate Justice Organizations

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星期四, 五月 26, 2022
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OAKLAND, Calif., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Through a new $9.6 million program, twenty frontline climate justice organizations across sixteen states will receive support in hiring communications staff and training to advance narrative strategies. The Climate Justice Alliance, the Center for Story-based Strategy, and The Solutions Project developed the program – called "Communicating Our Power" – to help address the racial and gender disparities in climate philanthropy and media coverage.

Key Points: 
  • OAKLAND, Calif., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Through a new $9.6 million program, twenty frontline climate justice organizations across sixteen states will receive support in hiring communications staff and training to advance narrative strategies.
  • To date, frontline climate justice organizations led by people of color have been severely underfunded compared to larger, white-led environmental organizations.
  • "A program like Communicating Our Power will strengthen organizations' capacities to share their intersectional climate justice solutions.
  • I encourage more funders to recognize that it's equally essential to fund climate justice programs and climate justice communications.

‘Climate Champions’ Mark Ruffalo, Adam McKay, Christiana Figueres and Zamzam Ibrahim unite with Benevity to boost support for climate-related nonprofits

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星期四, 四月 21, 2022
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Of the funds donated, 41% came from donations made by individuals and 59% from corporate direct funding or matching.

Key Points: 
  • Of the funds donated, 41% came from donations made by individuals and 59% from corporate direct funding or matching.
  • To further encourage investment in the planet, Benevity and its majority owner have committed $1 million in matching funds for campaigns focused on climate action.
  • Each of the climate champions have curated a personalized giving list of high-impact climate organizations working on everything from climate change mitigation to climate justice, conservation and Indigenous land rights.
  • Working with like-minded climate champions like Christiana, Mark, Adam and Zamzam, ensures that companies and their people have more opportunities to support trusted organizations and communities working on the frontlines to save our planet.

Second Annual Black Climate Week Focuses on the Connection Between Black History and Climate Solutions

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星期一, 二月 21, 2022
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OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Black History Month, The Solutions Project has launched the second annual Black Climate Week , which runs today through Friday, February 25.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Black History Month, The Solutions Project has launched the second annual Black Climate Week , which runs today through Friday, February 25.
  • This year, the campaign celebrates the work of 14organizations that are spearheading climate justice solutions that are rooted inBlack history.
  • Last year, The Solutions Project launched Black Climate Week in part to draw attention to the under-representation of climate justice leaders of color at Climate Week NYC.
  • Black Climate Week reflects The Solutions Project's mission to support and elevate the work of People of Color in the climate justice movement.

Over 100,000 people around the world tuned into Climate Curious premiere with Mark Ruffalo, Rev. Leo Woodberry, & Elizabeth Yeampierre

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星期三, 六月 24, 2020
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"The climate justice movement has always been anti-racist," said Elizabeth Yeampierre , executive director of UPROSE in Brooklyn, New York.

Key Points: 
  • "The climate justice movement has always been anti-racist," said Elizabeth Yeampierre , executive director of UPROSE in Brooklyn, New York.
  • Leo Woodberry, co-founder of the Justice First tour, connected climate change to the struggle for justice.
  • He also started his climate justice journey in his own community when he joined the fight against fracking in New York State.
  • Climate Curious livestreams at 4 pm EDT/1 pm PDT on Tuesdays, and can be seen on The Solutions Project's Facebook and YouTube accounts.