Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins How to Make Your Climate Giving Count, According to an Expert
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Nov 26, 2025 Dan Stein, founder and executive director of Giving Green, shares his insights on effective climate philanthropy. He discusses the five top nonprofits to support in 2025, emphasizing policy and technology as key drivers for change. Stein critiques the limitations of traditional dollars-per-ton models and highlights the need for systemic shifts rather than just measurable interventions. He also reflects on Bill Gates' recent pivot to poverty reduction and argues that while adaptation is important, mitigation remains critically underfunded.
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Give Through Vetted Climate Funds
- Donate to vetted climate nonprofits rather than guessing which groups to fund.
- Use Giving Green's shortlist or its regranting fund to direct donations where they absorb unrestricted funding.
Top Picks Focus On Tech + Policy
- Giving Green's top 5 picks target technologies and policy to unlock big emissions reductions.
- They prioritize groups that can absorb large, unrestricted donations and influence markets or regulation.
Fund CATF For Hard-To-Scale Tech
- Consider donating to Clean Air Task Force for policy work that accelerates hard-to-deploy decarbonization tech.
- They focus on heavy transport, next-gen geothermal, and energy-market design to enable clean firm power.