This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Patrick Parenteau at The Conversation discusses recent lawsuits filed against oil companies by county and state governments who are concerned over the effects of climate change. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • New research suggests that microbes from the ocean that can change cloud composition and therefore the climate of the planet. • How can philanthropy further research on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on new research that explores the risk of extreme heat, floods and food shortages faced by cities around the world due to climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses the benefits for our planet if everyone made one dietary change: substituting beans for beef. The effects of this one choice would significantly reduce greenhouse…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Carol Farbotko begins to explore the neglected notion of voluntary immobility in the Pacific Islands. Migration is the assumed outcome of rising sea level that is expected…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katharine Mach and Solomon Hsiang discuss the uneven risk of climate change: how different geographical areas will suffer and benefit at different rates from global warming. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Meg Argyriou explains why Southeast Asian countries need to control their emissions and points to opportunities to improve. • How can philanthropy help to find and fund sustainable,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Liberal philanthropy has not helped the climate initiative as much as it give itself credit for—it has been unsuccessful to date and action needs to be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Trump Administration formally withdrew from the Paris climate agreement, abdicating the U.S. leadership role in negotiations, but efforts by local governments and private companies – along…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Five Thirty Eight takes a look at recent troubling weather patterns in the Midwest, where heavy rainfall — possibly induced by climate change — has caused…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In spite of previous failed attempts to impose a carbon tax in Washington State, advocates think the Protect Washington Act – which imposes a carbon fee…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Gender Action Plan approved at COP23 is a 2-year plan to involve women and men in all stages of the Paris climate agreement equally. •…