Climate

Nearly 2/3 of carbon emissions in the United States come from the private sector. WWF engages with companies to reduce carbon pollution and adopt more renewable energy, both in their own operations and along their supply chain. We are helping America’s largest companies use their collective purchasing power to scale up renewable energy while at the same time extending affordable access to renewable energy by offering bulk purchase discounts on home solar to employees nationwide. Is your employer on the list?

In 2013, WWF released the groundbreaking report The 3% Solution which identifies a roadmap and tools for the private sector to save hundreds of billions of dollars by boosting energy-efficiency measures and transitioning to low-carbon energy sources like wind and solar. WWF is working with leading businesses on this tremendously profitable, practical, science-based path to curbing climate change.

Since 1999, WWF has worked in partnership with companies as part of its Climate Savers Program to set and meet goals that reduce GHG emissions, advance projects to protect their resources from climate impacts, and ensure the sustainability of their core business. WWF’s ambitious Climate Savers partners have reduced GHG emissions by hundreds of millions of tons – demonstrating that corporate leadership and profitability go hand in hand.

WWF develops tools to assess climate vulnerability and build capacity among our partners to develop climate-smart approaches to conservation. We have developed a trait-based wildlife vulnerability assessment to update action plans for WWF priority species, including African elephants, snow leopards and mountain gorillas.

As climate change continues, dangerous weather events are becoming more frequent or severe in the US and around the globe. Through its Earth Hour City Challenge, WWF is recognizing and supporting cities’ transition toward 100 percent renewable energy and take actions to address local climate-relatedthreats.

We also work with leading humanitarian organizations, like the Red Cross, and governments to better integrate environmental values into disaster response. Through “green recovery,” communities rebuild in a way that improves their resiliency to future disasters.

Throughout the Americas, climate change is a growing threat, from melting glaciers in the Andes to dwindling water in the Rio Grande River and droughts in California. Strong leaders are also emerging throughout Latin America and the United States. WWF is partnering with US Latino leaders and communities to raise awareness of climate risks from Latin America to North America and promote stronger US action. Visit our ¡Climatico! platform en Español.

As a partner in the Global Environment Facility (GEF), WWF helps address large scale environmental challenges like climate change. GEF projects bring together governments, civil society and world class experts to leverage multilateral financial flows to create innovative solutions.. Through participation in GEF, WWF helps shape the design and delivery of climate funds for reforestation, renewable energy and sustainable agriculture.

With offices in more than 100 nations, WWF is uniquely situated to build bridges among peoples, communities and governments toward better cooperation in the fight against climate change. WWF actively participates in international climate negotiations urging our leaders to create solutions that are just and respond to this urgent crisis. By partnering together, WWF offices in key countries, like the US, China and Mexico, are promoting greater awareness of climate risks and more action to scale up renewable energy.