1.0Philanthropy Australiahttps://www.philanthropy.org.auSaska Cootehttps://www.philanthropy.org.au/author/saska-coote/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HPYlZYyCKL"><a href="https://www.philanthropy.org.au/news-and-stories/now-is-the-time-for-australian-philanthropy-to-support-clean-energy-solutions/">Now is the time for Australian philanthropy to support clean energy solutions</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.philanthropy.org.au/news-and-stories/now-is-the-time-for-australian-philanthropy-to-support-clean-energy-solutions/embed/#?secret=HPYlZYyCKL" width="600" height="338" title="“Now is the time for Australian philanthropy to support clean energy solutions” — Philanthropy Australia" data-secret="HPYlZYyCKL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Danny Kennedy, CEO of New Energy Nexus and a leading global clean energy investment expert, makes a compelling case that it is time to broaden the focus of environmental philanthropy. In this guest blog, he says that while it has traditionally focused on conservation, wildlife and biodiversity, which are important, now is the critical time to invest in renewable energy start-ups at pace if we have any chance of clawing back global warming to 1.5°C.https://www.philanthropy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/windmills.jpg557371