Announcements | Climate Breakthrough Project

Meet the 2021 Climate Breakthrough Awardees

Climate Breakthrough is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2021 Climate Breakthrough Award, the largest environmental award. Every year, the award is given to changemakers and leaders with bold ideas that could quickly and dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The 2021 Climate Breakthrough Awardees are: Denise Fairchild of…

Our team is growing

Climate Breakthrough is hiring. We welcome your inquiries and/or referrals. Executive Assistant The Executive Assistant plays a key administrative role on the Climate Breakthrough team, leading schedule coordination, arranging travel, meeting logistics, preparing meeting materials, board packets and agendas and generally coordinating with the Climate Breakthrough Board on behalf of the Executive Director. The ideal candidate is a…

Scouts needed for Climate Breakthrough

We are seeking scouts to identify candidates for the Climate Breakthrough Award! Each year, Climate Breakthrough selects several outstanding individuals or small teams for a multi-million award provided over three years to launch or scale a fast-paced climate mitigation strategy. Scouts reach out to their networks about the award, identify promising candidates in their…

Meet the New Climate Breakthrough Awardees: Mohamed Adow and Nicole Rycroft

While the new year has offered some promising climate news, it can still feel difficult to find cause for optimism. Scientists have declared 2020 tied with 2016 as one of the hottest years in recent history. Global action on climate change remains scattered and insufficient. In this moment of incredible challenge, we need breakthroughs.

Webinar: How Climate Leaders Are Creating Breakthroughs During COVID-19

Climate Breakthrough hosted a conversation with four Climate Breakthrough Awardees, facilitated by Liz McKeon of the IKEA Foundation, on creating climate mitigation breakthroughs during a global pandemic. A recording of the webinar is accessible below. At Climate Breakthrough, we support proven leaders to design and implement game-changing efforts…

Statement in Support of Black Lives

As an organization and as individuals, we at Climate Breakthrough are compelled to speak out in the wake of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. We join the voices of millions of people across the globe calling for an end to all violence, and especially police violence, targeting Black people in the…