Transforming evidence into opportunity
ClimateWorks delivers insights that are timely, strategic, and actionable — so funders and implementers can move faster and more collaboratively to ensure durable climate progress.
ClimateWorks teams work across geographies and sectors to deliver insights from funding flows, emissions modeling, policy landscapes, and field scans. We help our partners make informed decisions grounded in the most recent data — whether you’re exploring a new issue area, strategy, or opportunity.
Climate philanthropy research
Explore funding trends, climate finance flows, and ecosystem dynamics through our insights and analysis, including our flagship Funding Trends reports.
Mitigation funding trends
In recent years, philanthropic giving toward efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has increased, with foundation funding for climate change mitigation more than tripling since 2015. Our reports track the remarkable growth of individual and institutional giving by region and issue area, offering actionable insights for funders and implementers.
Read ClimateWorks’ reports on funding trends in climate change mitigation philanthropy:
Adaptation and resilience funding trends
Climate change adaptation is no longer optional — it’s essential. Increasingly, foundations are embedding an adaptation lens across portfolios to protect hard-won gains and ensure future strategies can withstand escalating climate risks. As climate impacts accelerate, philanthropy is playing a catalytic role in improving resilience by seeding innovation, generating evidence, and de-risking investments to help attract larger capital flows.
Read ClimateWorks’ report on foundation funding trends in climate change adaptation and resilience:
Climate analytics research
Our team provides data-driven roadmaps to a low-carbon, sustainable future and identifies key levers and opportunities for climate progress. Our partners use this analysis to better understand emissions trajectories, the effectiveness of strategies, and gaps in innovation.
Pathways to a thriving planet
Policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have helped us avoid the worst possible outcomes, but increased ambition is necessary to limit further warming and ensure a thriving planet for generations to come.
Read ClimateWorks’ analysis on net-zero pathways:
High-impact philanthropic climate strategies and solutions
