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Climate Reality Project
Climate Reality Project (2006; Washington; 91 staff; www.climaterealityproject.org) CRP, a non-profit organization founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, is focused on climate change advocacy and education. It strives to...
Clean Energy, Climate Change, Former Leaders’ Groups, Green Economy, Green Leaders, Low-Carbon Society
Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions
Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions is affiliated with Columbia University’s Earth Institute. It aims to “halt the global march toward catastrophic climate change via a strategy that leads as rapidly...
Club of Rome
Club of Rome (1968; Winterthur, Switzerland; ~100 members; clubofrome.org) An informal association of ~100 invited Members, independent leading personalities from politics, business, and science. They are interested in contributing in...
Earth Institute
A research institute that was founded to advance the basic understanding of earth science and apply that knowledge to decisions made by governments and businesses around the world. They aim...
Earth Policy Institute
Earth Policy Institute (2001-2015; Washington; 13 staff; www.earth-policy.org) was an independent non-profit environmental think tank founded by Lester R. Brown in 2001 and closed with his retirement at the age of...
Ethical Markets Media
Ethical Markets Media (2004; St. Augustine,FL; ethicalmarkets.com) It aims "to foster the evolution of capitalism beyond current models based on materialism, maximizing self-interest and profit, competition and fear of scarcity....
Global Footprint Network
Global Footprint Network(2003; Oakland, CA; 47 staff; footprintnetwork.org). The international think tank provides ecological footprint accounting tools to local and national governments, investors, and opinion leaders for the development of...
Green Cross International
Green Cross International (1993; Geneva; 3 staff in HQ, ~200 staff worldwide; gcint.org) An international organization that responds to challenges of security, poverty and environmental degradation to ensure a sustainable...
Former Leaders’ Groups, Green Leaders, Pollution, Pollution and Health, Security and Sustainability, Smart Energy, Sustainability
Himin Solar Valley
In Brief Derzou, China; world’s largest solar industry zone featuring Himin Solar Co.; Huang Ming, Chair; recipient of 2011 Right Livelihood Award
Institute for Sustainable Resources
Institute for Sustainable Resources (2012; London; 4 staff; ucl.ac.uk) The Institute for Sustainable Resources is a centre of research and teaching that supports cross-disciplinary approaches to the sustainable use of...
Green Leaders, Resource Efficiency and Protection, Resources, Sustainability, University Sustainability Programs
International Society for Ecological Economics
* International Society for Ecological Economics (1989; Worldwide; isecoeco.org) The member-governed, transdisciplinary partnership recognises "that our economy is part of a finite biosphere and needs to respect its ecological limits"...
Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice
Is a center for "thought leadership, education and advocacy on the struggle to secure global justice for those people vulnerable to the impacts of climate change." It provides a "space...
Ploughshares Fund
Is a “philanthropic peace and security foundation dedicated to building a world where nuclear weapons are never used again.” It uses a “unique approach to grant-making” wherein its network of...
Risky Business
Is a “nonpartisan research project” focused on “quantifying and publicizing the economic risks from the impacts of a changing climate” in the U.S. Its reports tackle concerns “about the economic...
Rocky Mountain Institute
An independent nonprofit that encourages efficient and restorative use of resources. Aims to transform global energy use to create a clean, prosperous, and secure low-carbon future. They push for the...
Energy, Energy Transition, Green Economy, Green Leaders, Market Solutions, Natural Capitalism, Resource Efficiency and Protection
Small Planet Institute
It seeks to identify the core assumptions and forces taking the planet in the wrong direction and promote grassroots "living democracy.” Consequently, it strives for "a future where all communities...
Stockholm Resilience Centre
A world-leading science center for addressing the complex challenges facing humanity. Their vision is “a world where social-ecological systems are understood, governed and managed, to enhance human well-being and the...
Cities, Earth System, Green Leaders, Higher Education Programs, Information Portals, Oceans, Planetary Boundaries | Guard Rails, Resilience, Scientists’ Groups, Socio-Ecological Resilience, Sustainability, Sustainable Cities, Systems Analysis, Systems Thinking
Three Fifty
It's working for climate change to preserve a livable planet. The organization leverages people power to dismantle the influence and infrastructure of the fossil fuel industry, and to develop people-centric...