Keeling Curve

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How Project Affects Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions:

['Replaces/avoids GHGs (e.g., projects that replace sources of GHGs, such as the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat, transport, or other energy uses)']

Impact on Underrepresented Groups:

Urgewald’s work has always been deeply rooted in partnerships with NGOs and affected communities, especially from the Global South. The voices and perspectives of these partners are central to our campaigns and our advocacy towards financial institutions, which are often based in the Global North. We confront financial institutions with the real-world impacts of their investments by bringing representatives of front-line communities into their offices and shareholder meetings. We readily share our data, knowledge and connections to help campaigners, particularly from Africa, Latin America and Asia strengthen their voice, reach and influence. An important avenue by which we serve underrepresented groups in the climate movement is our Finance Campaigner School (FCS). The FCS is a free online course, which empowers local movements and NGOs to lead effective finance campaigns of their own. Over half of our participants are from Southern countries and two-thirds are women. 

Urgewald itself is probably the only environment organization in Germany with an all-female leadership. Age-wise our staff is mixed, from the mid-twenties to the sixties and come from a dozen different countries. Diversity plays an important role both in our hiring practices and our internal culture.

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Mission Statement:

Urgewald is an environment and human rights organization whose mission is to stop financing of destructive projects and industries. A key focus of our work is challenging investments in the fossil fuel industry and advocating for new policies to bring financial portfolios in line with the Paris Agreement.

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