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Robust to Risk

by Johannes Ackva, Hannah Yang, Luisa Sandkühler and Stan Pinsent

This report gives an in-depth climate analysis examining what strategic opportunities present themselves in the current moment for philanthropists committed to reducing climate risk.

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How Philanthropists Can Impact $60B+ of Innovation Funding

by Hannah Yang

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All In: Strategies for Climate Philanthropists in a New Political Landscape

by Johannes Ackva, Hannah Yang, Luisa Sandkühler and Stan Pinsent

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Our preparations for & responses to the 2024 US Elections

by Johannes Ackva, Luisa Sandkühler and Stan Pinsent

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Climate at the crossroads?

by Johannes Ackva

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How we use Elo ratings to evaluate long-term funding opportunities

by Hannah Yang

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How philanthropy can drive systematic climate risk reduction

by Johannes Ackva

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Updates from Climate Change Fund grantees

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Scaling for maximal climate impact: the end-of-year update from Founders Pledge Climate

by Johannes Ackva

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The war in Ukraine, climate risk & high-impact climate philanthropy

by Johannes Ackva

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What "think global, act local" means for US climate philanthropists

by Johannes Ackva

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The Climate Change Fund at two

by Johannes Ackva

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Guide to the changing landscape of climate philanthropy

by Johannes Ackva, Luisa Sandkühler and Violet Buxton-Walsh

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The ideas of economists

by Johannes Ackva

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Help humanity be prepared for when shit hits the fan

by Johannes Ackva

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Maximize your climate impact through the Founders Pledge Climate Change Fund

by Johannes Ackva

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The Climate Change Fund: Our future plans

by Johannes Ackva

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Biden's victory: Is this a special opportunity for outsized climate impact?

by Johannes Ackva

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What Biden and his Senate majority mean for climate policy and philanthropy

by Johannes Ackva

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The implications of Biden's victory for impact-focused climate philanthropy

by Johannes Ackva

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Climate change report

by Johannes Ackva

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Climate & lifestyle: policy matters

by Johannes Ackva

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Climate & lifestyle report

by Johannes Ackva

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Climate & lifestyle: donations and offsetting

by Johannes Ackva

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Existential risk summary

Safeguarding the future report

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