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Blog Archives: January 2024

Harnessing the Unique Power of Philanthropy for a Just Transition: Reflections from COP28

January 18, 2024
Leslie Johnston, Laudes Foundation
As we prepare for the whirlwind that is the World Economic Forum in Davos, COP28 feels like ancient history. Its underwhelming outcome may not seem memorable. Critics were also quick to point out the dissonance of COP28 being hosted by one of the top ten oil producers in the world and with the attendance of at least 2,456 oil and gas lobbyists. Yet for me, as the CEO of a private foundation working toward a green, fair, and inclusive economy, COP28 was an important inflection point. Over this past year, we at Laudes Foundation have ...

Philanthropy’s Top-Down Approach Is Undermining Indigenous Movements for Climate Justice

January 15, 2024
Thalia Carroll-Cachimuel, NDN Collective
Indigenous Peoples account for 5% of the global population yet safeguard 80% of the world's biodiversity through traditional ecological knowledge. Meanwhile, the percentage of philanthropic funding we receive is less than 1%, undermining our pivotal role in the climate justice movement. Although the final COP28 agreement was disappointing, the NDN Collective’s delegation to Dubai, which I was a part of, leveraged this opportunity to organize with other Indigenous people, build Indigenous power, and ensure that knowledge is shared between our ...

COP 28 – Mixed Results on the World’s Existential Threat

January 10, 2024
Heather Grady, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
COP28 in Dubai, upon entrance, was reminiscent of a world expo, which was unsurprising since it was on the grounds of the Dubai 2020 Expo. But despite the heat and enormous distances between the ends of the official Blue Zone and the less restricted Green Zone – which fortunately were adjacent this year – a phenomenal amount of collaboration and deal-making took place. The meeting’s top takeaway was the conclusion of the first-ever international agreement to tackle fossil fuels as the main driver of climate change. This is the first time ...

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