More than 40 percent of the world's population faces climate change-linked health risks right now, but only 0.5% of overall climate funding is allocated to enhance health outcomes. We have a plan to change that.
New analysis of 190 countries demonstrates why both rapid decarbonization of wealthy and emerging economies and scaling access to renewables in energy poor countries are needed.
There is a clear path forward on the climate front that achieves rapid decarbonization combined with a swift scale-up in renewable energies. The strategy, laid out in this new Rockefeller Foundation analysis of data from 190 countries, can keep global warming to acceptable limits this century while sparking a revolution in energy access.
New strategy to contribute to collective, whole-economy decarbonization in the time and on the scale needed to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
First round of funding from the Foundation’s USD 1 billion climate strategy goes to 25 grantees to improve global food and health security, curb coal, increase solar energy access, and more.
Listen to voices from the Building Bridges convening, discussing climate change impacts and the importance of engaging communities in climate resilience and adaptation.
Professor Avishek Datta of the Asia Institute of Technology discusses a new project supported by The Rockefeller Foundation to identify the most carbon-efficient methods of rice cultivation.