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Protecting Our Planet Challenge Commits $5 Billion To Conserve 30% of Planet by 2030

NonProfit PRO

Nine organizations have joined together to pledge $5 billion over the next 10 years to help address three of the planet’s most life-threatening crises: the climate, extinction and health crises — with an emphasis on the role of nature and the leadership of Indigenous people in solving them.

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Amazon’s first round of climate pledge funding will tackle battery waste and EVs

The Verge

In its first round of funding from its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund, Amazon is investing in the battery and e-waste recycling company led by former Tesla executive JB Straubel, along with four other companies. To fight climate change, we need to solve the impact products have on the environment.

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8 Nonprofits Championing Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day

Classy

When our lives shifted around social distancing rules, our appreciation for the environment bloomed. Volkswagen, GM, Amazon, and the USPS pledged a commitment to green vehicles. Organization Mission: WildAid is committed to reducing global consumption of wildlife products and increasing local support for conservation efforts.

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COP16 talks on biodiversity resume in Rome. Here’s what’s at the top of the agenda

Fast Company Tech

That is, how to spend what’s been pledged so farand how to raise a lot more to help preserve plant and animal life on Earth. And steps were taken to give Indigenous peoples and local communities a stronger voice in conservation matters. But two weeks turned out to be not enough time to get everything done.

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Measuring Social Media Outcomes Is Easier than Measuring Hurricane Strength

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That said, we are especially committed to achieving focused impact in the areas of Education, the Environment, the Economy and Emergency Preparedness & Response. In the end, we decided to set a super conservative expectation about success. Week One Results: Family Plans Pledged: 890 (Goal 500). What does success look like?

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Energy X secures $20M at $120M valuation to slash building sector emissions

TechCrunch

Countries worldwide have pledged to reduce their energy usage and reach net-zero energy targets by 2050. The push to clean up the built environment has spawned a lot of policy, as well as overlapping acronyms, including net-zero energy buildings (nZEBs) and zero-emission buildings (ZEBs).

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How Bezos’ latest plan to protect forests could backfire

The Verge

Jeff Bezos’ $2 billion plan, announced last week, to plant trees and restore landscapes across Africa and the US has already raised red flags for some conservation experts and activists. The hope with the new conservation investment is to preserve ecosystems that naturally draw down and store planet-heating carbon dioxide pollution.