December 1, 2020

The Atlantic: The Best Way to Donate to Fight Climate Change (Probably)

The Atlantic: The Best Way to Donate to Fight Climate Change (Probably)

Giving Green advises people on how to fight climate change with their donations in the most evidence-based way possible. It emerged from beta and published new recommendations last month ... Some background: Giving Green is part of the effective-altruism movement, which tries to answer questions such as “How can someone do the most good?” with scientific rigor. Or at least with econometric rigor ... It asks: If you donate a dollar to fighting climate change, where will your money go furthest? Right now, it makes recommendations in two areas: carbon offsets and policy change. Each illustrates the benefits of its approach - and the potential problems.

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