What effects could millions of dollars donated by individuals have on alleviating the climate crisis? John Werner besitzt die Rechte an der Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs-Lizenz. One of the most exciting aspects of interacting with The Conversation is having the opportunity to talk in person. Finally, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Associated Press, and GBH came together recently to put on an interesting event. Here is a summary of what was discussed at the Chronicle of Philanthropy event, “How Philanthropy Can Help Fight the Climate Crisis: a Live Debate”. Check out the entire debate if you’re interested. Sara Herschander, writing in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Large-scale benefactors have devoted immense amounts of money into combating the climate emergency over the past few years due to a rapidly increasing sense of urgency. The investments made by these philanthropists raise questions about the current strategy for dealing with this emergency. Activists urge for a much larger financial commitment to tackle this issue. Nick Tilsen, CEO of the NDN Collective, who works to empower Indigenous people through donations and organizing, states that there is a big distinction between being charitable and initiating real reform.
