London, UK: Headquartered in London with offices in Beijing, New Delhi, New York and Amsterdam.
Area served
International
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www.theclimategroup.org
Launched in 2004, the organisation operates globally with offices in the UK (headquarters), the United States and India. It acts as the secretariat for the Under2 Coalition, an alliance of state and regional governments around the world that are committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero levels by 2050.[2][3] As of 2022, the Under2 Coalition brings together over 270 governments representing 1.75 billion people and 50% of the world economy.[4][5][6]
The organisation's business initiative, part of the We Mean Business Coalition, attempts to grow corporate demand for renewable energy, energy productivity and electrictransport, through which it would plan to accelerate the transition to a zero-emissions economy while helping businesses reduce carbon footprints.
The Climate Group was initiated in 2003 and launched in 2004 by ex-CEO and co-founder, Steve Howard,[7] together with ex-Chief Operating Officer, Jim Walker[8] and former Communications Director, Alison Lucas. It evolved from research led by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and was established to encourage more major companies and sub-national governments to take action on climate change. To join, a company or government had to sign the organisation's leadership principles. Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has supported the group since its launch and has appeared at a number of the organisation's events.
The Climate Group states that it functions independently of any corporate and government entities. It funds its work from a variety of revenue streams. The organisation's 2004 launch was supported primarily by philanthropic organisations, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the DOEN Foundation, the John D and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. The organisation's 2007-2008 annual report[12] indicated that over 75% of its funding at the time was from philanthropic donations, foundations and other non-governmental organisations, as well as from the now-discontinued philanthropic HSBC Climate Partnership.
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climate, group, profit, organisation, that, works, with, businesses, government, leaders, aiming, address, climate, change, group, programmes, focusing, renewable, energy, reducing, greenhouse, emissions, founded2004typeenvironmental, charityfocusclimate, chan. The Climate Group is a non profit organisation that works with businesses and government leaders aiming to address climate change 1 The Group has programmes focusing on renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions The Climate GroupFounded2004TypeEnvironmental charityFocusClimate changeLocationLondon UK Headquartered in London with offices in Beijing New Delhi New York and Amsterdam Area servedInternationalWebsitewww theclimategroup orgLaunched in 2004 the organisation operates globally with offices in the UK headquarters the United States and India It acts as the secretariat for the Under2 Coalition an alliance of state and regional governments around the world that are committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero levels by 2050 2 3 As of 2022 the Under2 Coalition brings together over 270 governments representing 1 75 billion people and 50 of the world economy 4 5 6 The organisation s business initiative part of the We Mean Business Coalition attempts to grow corporate demand for renewable energy energy productivity and electric transport through which it would plan to accelerate the transition to a zero emissions economy while helping businesses reduce carbon footprints Contents 1 History 2 Funding 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe Climate Group was initiated in 2003 and launched in 2004 by ex CEO and co founder Steve Howard 7 together with ex Chief Operating Officer Jim Walker 8 and former Communications Director Alison Lucas It evolved from research led by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and was established to encourage more major companies and sub national governments to take action on climate change To join a company or government had to sign the organisation s leadership principles Former UK prime minister Tony Blair has supported the group since its launch and has appeared at a number of the organisation s events The Climate Group s international network of States and Regions included a number of prominent leaders of sub national governments that have been or are involved in its policy work in developing renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions 9 These include or have included Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones Prince Albert of Monaco former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger former Premier of Manitoba Gary Doer former Premier of Quebec Jean Charest former Premier of South Australia Mike Rann and President of Poitou Charentes Segolene Royal In successive years Schwarzenegger Charest and Salmond each received The Climate Group s international climate leadership award from Co chair Mike Rann 10 In 2011 Mark Kenber previously deputy CEO took over from Steve Howard as CEO 11 He resigned from the post in 2016 In 2017 Helen Clarkson became CEO citation needed Funding editThe Climate Group states that it functions independently of any corporate and government entities It funds its work from a variety of revenue streams The organisation s 2004 launch was supported primarily by philanthropic organisations including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund the DOEN Foundation the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation The organisation s 2007 2008 annual report 12 indicated that over 75 of its funding at the time was from philanthropic donations foundations and other non governmental organisations as well as from the now discontinued philanthropic HSBC Climate Partnership References edit Hannam Peter 2015 02 01 NSW signs up to global climate group The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 2018 09 10 Makower Joel 2018 09 04 Global Climate Action Summit A business preview GreenBiz Retrieved 2018 09 10 How cities are making an impact at the COP23 climate talks Curbed Retrieved 2018 09 10 White Randol Portugal Joins Gov Brown s Under2 Coalition To Fight Climate Change Retrieved 2018 09 10 Ramanathan David G Victor and Veerabhadran 2018 09 10 Turning California s green leadership into a green planet Brookings Retrieved 2018 09 10 Under2 Coalition Climate Group Retrieved 2022 10 09 U N Climate Panel Seeks Money to Help Developing Countries Nytimes com Retrieved 17 November 2014 Sir Richard Branson Low Carbon Innovation and Leadership Virgin Group website April 2014 Retrieved 3 January 2019 The Climate Group Theclimategroup com Retrieved 17 November 2014 The Scottish Government Home Page Scotland gov uk Retrieved 17 November 2014 The Climate Group 3 June 2011 Archived from the original on 3 June 2011 Retrieved 3 October 2018 2007 2008 Annual Report PDF Theclimategroup org External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Climate Group amp oldid 1213335792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
