By Our Correspondent
Fighting the climate crisis should not be at odds with accelerating an inclusive economic growth. That’s why Rockefeller Foundation taking a leap to improve the lives of millions and protect the planet.
It’s time we match our investments with our values and mission. As part of this effort, we are divesting our $5 billion endowment of fossil fuel interests while refraining from any future investments in that sector.
How are we moving forward in accelerating a green economic recovery?
“By investing in clean energy instead. We are collaborating with other investors, organizations, and governments to bring clean, safe, reliable, and renewable energy to the 800 million people around the world without electricity and 2.8 billion more who have unreliable access to it,” says Rockefeller Foundation Otis Rolley.
He says together we can end energy poverty in a climate-friendly way, creating jobs around the world by establishing a new market. In this week of the virtual World Economic Forum, where policymakers gather to discuss our future, we’re pushing for inclusive, equitable change. Read on to find out how.
- Today we are announcing a new grant of $12m to the Africa Public Health Foundation to help expand the geographic coverage of testing and strengthen contact tracing for Covid-19 in Africa through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Over one million people are currently living in congregate care facilities across the US, and this at-risk group has been disproportionately impacted by Covid-19. This new report has guidance to protect residents, staff, and visitors.
- The Health Finance Coalition has unlocked over $30M to support healthcare providers in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. This solution enables governments to continue offering essential health services, including malaria treatments, to more than five million Africans.
- What will it take to reopen schools, and keep them open this spring? According to our third testing action plan, 300 million tests per month for students, teachers, staff.
END ENERGY POVERTY- Energy is fundamental to modern living and economic prosperity, & Covid-19 raised the urgency of providing modern energy for everyone. Energy for Growth Hub’s new report proposes a Modern Energy Minimum of 1,000 kWh per person per year.
NOURISH THE WORLD- Meet the ten Visionaries selected from a pool of more than 1,300 applicants, for their proposals to create regenerative, nourishing food systems by the year 2050.
SEIZE UPON EMERGING FRONTIERS- Changing the world with data science: these eight global awardees of the $10 million Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge are working to harness the power of data science to help people and communities thrive. Meet the multinational winners.
- Justice, the environment, technological innovation, and generational transition: the four key elements that should guide our work on sustainable development, according to Zia Khan in Project Syndicate.