This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Paris Agreement is a good start toward climate action, but it won’t be enough. These researchers have identified other opportunities to make an impact on global climate. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a unique body that produces the most extensive report on global climate change in the world. • What political support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • While federal datasets remain, significant changes have been made to funding structures, language, and accessibility in order to obstruct scientific findings the administration finds inconvenient. • How does…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • FiveThirtyEight details an interesting case in California, where the cities of Oakland and San Francisco are suing several oil companies for damage done to the area…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As storms, droughts, and sea level rise caused by climate change create conditions unsuitable for humans, migration will increase dramatically. • How can the world cope with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As droughts and storms grow in frequency and intensity, managing when are where precipitation occurs may prove useful. However, cloud seeding is largely unproven, and other solutions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Donor-advised funds offer an opportunity for individuals who want to make a difference to begin impact investing. • What barriers to understanding and access exist that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing the planet. Scientists overwhelmingly believe climate change is happening, is primarily caused by humans, and is already having major impacts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melinda Gates is an optimist. As co-chair of the largest private philanthropy in the world, she ought to be. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spends billions per year combating the spread…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s 10 a.m. in Washington, D.C., and 100 saleswomen from skincare and cosmetics brand Beautycounter have gathered on the steps of Capitol Hill. They’re in their finest pantsuits and shift dresses, makeup…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In December 2015, nearly 2,000 mayors and local leaders gathered under the ornate ceilings of Paris City Hall to make a single argument: As the epicenters of the world’s greenhouse…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Environmentalists have talked for decades about the value of the clean air, clean water, biodiversity and other “services” provided by nature. Now comes the fullest accounting to date of actual…