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Zia Khan reflects on The Rockefeller Foundation's history of innovation

Electrification alone won’t end energy poverty — 700 million people still lack electricity, a third rely on wood and charcoal for cooking, and with only 1% of global energy finance supporting clean cooking, urgent investment is needed to drive scalable solutions, improve health, and foster sustainable growth.

The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program invites global leaders across disciplines to develop transformative solutions through collaboration, with applications now open for 2026.

To confront the escalating climate crisis with the urgency and scale it demands, philanthropy must move beyond slow, siloed approaches — investing more, acting faster, embracing adaptive strategies, and fostering collective learning to drive systemic change.

At the Mission 300 African Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, African leaders, in partnership with global organizations, will come together to drive momentum toward the goal of powering 300 million people by 2030.

This year’s COP highlighted the need to invest in food systems, key to cutting emissions. The Rockefeller Foundation is driving innovation and collaboration to scale regenerative agriculture for a sustainable future.

COP16 aims to place Indigenous wisdom and leadership at the core of global efforts to fight climate change and biodiversity loss.

Mission 300, a bold initiative led by the World Bank Group and African Development Bank, aims to bring sustainable electricity access to 300 million Africans by 2030 through African leadership, low-cost financing, and an unprecedented level of global collaboration.

Reducing carbon emissions is essential but not enough. To sequester carbon — and finance a resilient future — we must invest in nature-based solutions.

Mission 300 aims to bring electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030 through African leadership, increased funding, and accelerated partnerships.