A Conversation with Caitlyn Fox, CZI’s Climate Lead and First-Ever Employee

A Conversation with Caitlyn Fox, CZI’s Climate Lead and First-Ever Employee

Caitlyn Fox, who heads the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s nascent climate portfolio, joined us to talk about why CZI’s focusing on carbon dioxide removal, what it’s looking for in grantees, and what lies ahead.

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6 Questions with Arturo Garcia-Costas, New York Community Trust’s Environment Program Officer

6 Questions with Arturo Garcia-Costas, New York Community Trust’s Environment Program Officer

Arturo Garcia-Costas is a rare place-based environmental grantmaker with a national and international portfolio—and perspective. Michael Kavate spoke with him about his approach to funding and the current green giving landscape.

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A New Billionaire Climate Funder: Where Chan Zuckerberg’s First Green Grants Are Headed and Why

A New Billionaire Climate Funder: Where Chan Zuckerberg’s First Green Grants Are Headed and Why

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the philanthropy of the Facebook co-founder, is now a climate funder. CZI is backing efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere—an essential but also contentious area in climate action.

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Carbon Removal Philanthropy Is Off to the Races, but Nowhere Near the Finish Line

Carbon Removal Philanthropy Is Off to the Races, but Nowhere Near the Finish Line

Carbon dioxide removal has drawn interest from some big names, but guest contributors from ClimateWorks Foundation and Carbon180 say far more funding is needed to advance this climate solution equitably and at scale.

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Companies and CEOs Are Throwing Money at Carbon Removal. What is Philanthropy’s Role?

Companies and CEOs Are Throwing Money at Carbon Removal. What is Philanthropy’s Role?

Corporations and their CEOs are increasingly taking an interest in carbon removal as a focus of their commitment on climate change. Is this an important niche or merely greenwashing? What role should philanthropy be playing?

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