Through the Climate Breakthrough Award, we stand today as a strong catalyst behind some of the world’s most visionary strategists who are working to reduce global annual emissions by hundreds of millions of tons, affect entire industries or regions of the world, and materially change the lives of millions of people.
Beyond accelerating the pace of climate action, the heart of our legacy truly lies in the constant pursuit of an equitable grantee-funder relationship that sparks creativity and ambition on both sides. Our legacy is a reflection of the values, aspirations, and spirit we carry to propel climate philanthropy forward.
Winning the Climate Breakthrough Award shifted the trajectory of my career as a climate champion.
mohamed adow, 2020 climate breakthrough awardee
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The real gift from Climate Breakthrough for me was the ability to think bigger and to ask bigger questions of what is possible.
JOHN HEPBURN, 2016 CLIMATE BREAKTHROUGH AWARDEE
Congratulations to Climate Breakthrough for the sustained commitment to climate action. Philanthropy alone cannot address the climate crisis, but we’ve seen how it can punch way above its weight particularly when it places more creative freedom and equity in the hands of highly-skilled people on the ground.
Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary, UN Convention on Climate Change (2010-2016)
