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Climate Breakthrough Adds Climate Leader Tessa Khan to Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2023—Global grantmaker Climate Breakthrough, which runs the largest climate action grant for individuals called the Climate Breakthrough Award, has announced the addition of international environmental campaigner and lawyer Tessa Khan to its Board of Directors. This marks the first time…

Meet the Recipients of 2022 Climate Breakthrough Award

Climate Breakthrough today is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2022 Climate Breakthrough Award, the largest climate action grant for individuals. The annual award goes to extraordinary changemakers to pursue their most ambitious and innovative climate change mitigation ideas that have the potential to transform entire industries or countries and materially change the lives of millions of…

Meet the 2021 Climate Breakthrough Awardees

Climate Breakthrough is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2021 Climate Breakthrough Award, the largest environmental award. Every year, the award is given to changemakers and leaders with bold ideas that could quickly and dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The 2021 Climate Breakthrough Awardees are: Denise Fairchild of…

Meet the New Climate Breakthrough Awardees: Mohamed Adow and Nicole Rycroft

While the new year has offered some promising climate news, it can still feel difficult to find cause for optimism. Scientists have declared 2020 tied with 2016 as one of the hottest years in recent history. Global action on climate change remains scattered and insufficient. In this moment of incredible challenge, we need breakthroughs.

Mohamed Adow, Nicole Rycroft receive US$3 million Climate Breakthrough Award

February 3, 2021 San Francisco, USA — Mohamed Adow, Director of Power Shift Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, and Nicole Rycroft, Executive Director of Canopy in Vancouver, Canada, are the newest recipients of the Climate Breakthrough Award. The award is given to extraordinary strategists to afford them the…

Webinar: How Climate Leaders Are Creating Breakthroughs During COVID-19

Climate Breakthrough hosted a conversation with four Climate Breakthrough Awardees, facilitated by Liz McKeon of the IKEA Foundation, on creating climate mitigation breakthroughs during a global pandemic. A recording of the webinar is accessible below. At Climate Breakthrough, we support proven leaders to design and implement game-changing efforts…

Statement in Support of Black Lives

As an organization and as individuals, we at Climate Breakthrough are compelled to speak out in the wake of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. We join the voices of millions of people across the globe calling for an end to all violence, and especially police violence, targeting Black people in the…

Unfriend Coal releases insurance scorecard on coal and climate change

Unfriend Coal, the campaign led by Climate Breakthrough Awardee John Hepburn, has released a scorecard report showing which insurance companies are taking action on coal and climate. The scorecard shows nearly US$20 billion divested from coal by 15 insurers in the past two years. It also details how the world’s largest insurance companies rank and compare to…