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Abolition 2000
Abolition 2000 (1995; Utrecht; Netherlands; abolition2000.org). A global network of >2000 organizations in > 90 countries working for a treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons within a time-bound framework. The Global...
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, International Cooperation, Nuclear Disarmament, Peace, Renewable Energy, Systemic Peace
Alliance to Save Energy
Alliance to Save Energy (1977; Washington; 16 staff; ase.org) A bipartisan non-profit alliance composed of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders advocating for enhanced energy productivity to achieve economic growth, a...
American Security Project
American Security Project (2007; Washington; 4 staff, ~60 Fellows; americansecurityproject.org) A "nonpartisan organization created to educate the American public and the world about the changing nature of national security in...
Climate and Security, Climate Security Dialogue, Global Security, Global Security and Defense, Homeland Security, National Security and Climate Change, Nuclear Security, Security, Security and Climate, Security and Environment, Security and Sustainability
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (1852, Reston, VA, 250 staff; asce.org) Represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineers in 177 countries. It's committed to planning, designing, constructing, and...
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (2006; Philadelphia; 18 staff; aashe.org) It seeks to “empower higher education to lead the sustainability transformation” by enabling institutions “to model...
BlueGreen Alliance
The BlueGreen Alliance (2006; Minneapolis, San Francisco, Washington; 33 staff; bluegreenalliance.org) A coalition of America’s largest labor unions and its most influential environmental organizations to solve today’s environmental challenges in...
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Labor, Labor Groups, Labor Standards, Sustainable Industry, Sustainable Production, Workers Rights
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (2005; Rio de Janeiro; ~170 staff; www.c40.org) A global network of large mega cities taking action to address climate change by developing and implementing policies...
Cascade Institute
Cascade Institute (2020, Royal Roads University, Victoria BC, 10 staff, cascadeinstitute.org) Founded by Thomas Homer Dixon based on the fact that "humanity now occupies or exploits most of Earth’s productive...
Futures Research, Global System Change, Research Center, System Change, Systemic Thinking, Systems Science
Center for Climate and Security
Center for Climate and Security (2011; Washington; 36 staff; climateandsecurity.org) This non-partisan institute is part of the Council on Strategic Risks.It's vision is to create “a climate-resilient world…which recognizes that...
Climate and Security, Climate Change, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Policy, Military Climate Expertise, National Security and Climate Change
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Chicago Council on Global Affairs (1922; Chicago; 80+ staff and fellows; thechicagocouncil.org ) This independent, nonpartisan membership organization provides insight – and influences the public discourse – on critical global...
Foreign Policy, Global Economy, Human Rights, Info Portals, Security, World Futures | Humanity | Global Affairs
Clean Cooking Alliance
Clean Cooking Alliance (2010; Washington; 33 staff; cleancookingalliance.org) A network of global partners working to create a thriving global market for cleaner, more modern household cooking solutions. Tries to solve...
Clean Energy Ministerial
Clean Energy Ministerial (2009; Paris; 9 staff; cleanenergyministerial.org) A global forum striving to promote policies and programs that advance clean energy technology, to share lessons learned and best practices, and...
Client Earth
Client Earth (2007; London; ~170 staff; clientearth.org) A non-profit environmental law group pressing "for strong action from governments, shifting financial flows, changing markets, trade, and business practices" to protect people...
Climate Impact Lab
Climate Impact Lab (Chicago; 40 staff and associates; impactlab.org ) A collaboration of 30 climate scientists, economists, computational experts, researchers, analysts, and students from some of the nation’s leading research...
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...
Desert Research Institute
Desert Research Institute(1959; Reno, Las Vegas, Boulder City, Storm Peak; ~500 staff; dri.edu) The Desert Research Insitute is a major research organization, "investigating the effects of natural and human-induced environmental...
Desertification, Deserts and Clean Energy, Earth System, Ecosystem Management, Smart Water Systems, Water, Water and Climate, Water and Development, Water Futures, Water Security, Wildfire Management, Wildfire Threat
Drawdown Project
Drawdown Project (2014, Sausalito CA; 7 staff; drawdown.org) A project based on the book Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, edited by project director Paul...
Climate Change, Drawdown Project, Global Warming: 100 Solutions to Reverse, Refrigerant Management, Reversing Global Warming: 100 Solutions
Earth Charter Initiative
Earth Charter Initiative(1994; San Jose, Costa Rica; 5 secretariat staff, 17 fellows; earthcharterinaction.org) It consists of individuals and organizations that predominantly act independently and occasionally collaborate. It is comprised of...
Earth Institute
Earth Institute (1995; Columbia University, New York; earthinstitute.columbia.edu) A research institute that was founded to advance the basic understanding of earth science and apply that knowledge to decisions made by...
Cities, Climate Change, Food, Green Leaders, Rivers and Estuaries, Sustainability, World Futures | Humanity | Global Affairs
Earth System Governance Project
Earth System Governance Project (2008; Utrecht University; ~4 staff; 300+ members; earthsystemgovernance.org) A global research alliance exploring political solutions and novel, more effective governance mechanisms to cope with the current...
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Anthropocene Governance, Earth System, Future Earth, Global Challenges, Governance, Scientists’ Groups, Systems Thinking, World Futures | Humanity | Global Affairs