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Climate Emergency EN101

Climate Emergency is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Environment category.

400 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 0.20% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

\b(climate (change|emergency)|global warming|green[ -]?house gasses|fossil fuels?|renewable energy|renewables)\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 122 0.17%
£10k - £100k 95 0.13%
£100k - £250k 42 0.19%
£250k - £500k 27 0.24%
£500k - £1m 28 0.40%
£1m - £10m 36 0.39%
Over £10m 13 0.58%
Total 363 0.19%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 278 0.16%
oscr 115 0.46%
ccni 7 0.10%
Total 400 0.20%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
QUADRATURE CLIMATE FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1187301]
QCF is an independent foundation focused on the urgent challenge of climate change, funding innovative, science-led solutions that reduce carbon emissions, remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and help the world's most vulnerable people respond to the impacts of climate change, all in pursuit of a climate-resilient future.
£221,729,288
AKO FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1151815]
The Foundation's main activity is to make grants to UK charities and for charitable purposes elsewhere in the world. The priority areas for its grants are initiatives and projects which improve education, promote the arts and combat the climate emergency. The Foundation does not seek applications for grants and will not make grants in response to unsolicited applications received.
£119,980,000
SRUC [Charity number: SC003712]
The objects for which the Institution is established are, for the benefit of the public in Scotland and elsewhere, to advance education, science and environmental protection and improvement and in furtherance of these purposes the Institution will:- 4.1.1 equip, carry on, maintain and develop a college or school or schools having as its, or their, main objects the provision of tertiary education and in particular the teaching and study of, advice on and research into the Natural Economy and so improving knowledge, training and skill levels and encouraging entrepreneurial activity, and to provide appropriate business support, in Natural Economy-related opportunities across rural Scotland. 4.1.2 expand research and education capacity in relation to the Natural Economy, developing stronger partnership working between all stakeholders including public bodies. 4.1.3 support and encourage rural communities endowed with significant Natural Economy assets to develop sustainability and inclusivity based on those assets. and 4.1.4 encourage people and communities across Scotland to grasp the opportunities of the Natural Economy to deliver a green recovery based on high quality natural capital assets. 4.2 In this clause, as elsewhere in these articles, the expression “Natural Economy” and cognate words, where the context permits, means ecosystem services being agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, food and drink, energy (including renewables), forestry, logging, and manufacture of wood and tourism and generally any and all associated sciences, technologies, crafts and skills, and all matters of whatever nature related to the use of land and water resources, health (including animal health and veterinary services), all aspects of economics and socio-economics, leisure, leisure activities and industries, wildlife habitats, conservation, climate change, natural capital, biodiversity and game management, the rural way of life and environment and the sustainable use of natural resources.
£84,723,000
THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (UK) [Charity number: 1091043]
THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT PHILANTHROPIC ORGANISATION, WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF POOR AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. USING DATA AND EVIDENCE FOR IMPACT AT SCALE, CIFF'S FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE CHILDREN AND MOTHERS' HEALTH AND NUTRITION, CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WELFARE, AND SMART WAYS TO SLOWDOWN CLIMATE CHANGE.
£66,684,274
CDP WORLDWIDE [Charity number: 1122330]
CDP works with market forces to motivate companies to disclose their impacts on the environment and natural resources and take action to reduce them. CDP now holds the largest collection globally of primary climate change, water and forest-risk information and puts these insights at the heart of strategic business, investment and policy decisions.
£60,464,000
THE WASTE AND RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME [Charity number: 1159512]
WRAP's vision is a thriving world in which climate change is no longer a problem. WRAP's mission is to make the world a more sustainable place. We bring people together, we act on the facts and we drive change. Our core purpose is to help tackle climate change and protect our planet by changing the way things are produced, consumed and disposed of.
£28,738,915
THE CLIMATE CHANGE ORGANISATION [Charity number: 1102909]
The Climate Group's mission is to accelerate climate action to achieve a world of no more than 1.5 degrees C of global warming & greater prosperity for all. We do this by bringing together powerful networks of business & governments that shift global markets & policies. We focus on the greatest global opportunities for change, take innovation & solutions to scale, & build ambition and pace.
£16,790,907
GREENPEACE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST [Charity number: 284934]
The Trust aims to achieve its objectives by funding work that includes education, scientific research, investigations and promoting sustainable development.In the medium to long term we are prioritising work in the areas of Climate change, Forests, and Oceans.We work closely with other Greenpeace entities around the world so as to maximise the impact of our charitable work.
£13,356,195
CHOOSE LOVE [Charity number: 1177927]
In both emergency disaster relief and protracted crises, Choose Love works to identify, close and prevent gaps in support displaced people around the world. We provide grants and other assistance to frontline partners along key migration routes and in countries experiencing conflict, persecution climate change and other drivers of forced displacement.
£12,593,084
CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY [Charity number: 298740]
CSE's mission is to advance sustainable energy policy and practice. CSE seeks energy solutions that engage people and communities to meet real needs for both environmentally sound and affordable energy services. Ending the misery of cold homes and enabling action to tackle the threat of climate change are core objectives.Work is delivered in partnership with many agencies.
£11,707,128

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
OPERATION NOAH [Charity number: 1138101]
Operation Noah (ON) is an ecumenical Christian charity that provides leadership, focus and inspiration in response to the growing threat of catastrophic climate change endangering God's creation. Operation Noah challenges the church to realise that care for creation and concern about climate change are foundational to the Christian message.
£228,899
H C D MEMORIAL FUND [Charity number: 1044956]
Making grants for charitable purposes at home and overseas, primarily towards the relief of human need, and including projects which aim to mitigate the effects of Climate Change
£749,231
THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (UK) [Charity number: 1091043]
THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT PHILANTHROPIC ORGANISATION, WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF POOR AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. USING DATA AND EVIDENCE FOR IMPACT AT SCALE, CIFF'S FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE CHILDREN AND MOTHERS' HEALTH AND NUTRITION, CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WELFARE, AND SMART WAYS TO SLOWDOWN CLIMATE CHANGE.
£66,684,274
LLANIDLOES ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD [Charity number: 1111968]
To advance public education about energy efficiency and renewable energy; conserve the environment for public benefit through promoting energy saving and the use of renewable energy; relieve poverty through the efficient utilisation of energy; and to conduct research and development relating to the utilisation of energy conservation practices and renewable energy technologies, for public benefit
£36,383
CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY [Charity number: 1172500]
The charity is concerned with environmental issues such as climate change , its consequences and what we can do about them. We aim to raise awareness and encourage practical action through community education activities. in three parts: Personal development, practical skills training, and community education on climate change. We lease a 6 acre site in Murton to demonstrate no-dig horticulture.
£9,688
Dailly Community Development Trust [Charity number: SC052137]
The Organisation has been formed to benefit the community of Dailly & the geographical area covered by the Dailly Community Council boundary map (See addendum A. plan showing boundaries of Dailly Community Council) (the ?Community?), with the following purposes (the ?Purposes?): 4.1 To relieve the poverty and needs of the disadvantaged people in the Dailly Community Council Area. 4.2 The advancement of community development, including the advancement of rural regeneration. 4.3 The advancement of arts, heritage, culture and science and community arts projects, including youth arts. 4.4 The advancement of public participation in sport, by maintaining and developing local sports facilities and by developing any other such sites that may in the future become available to the community for the purpose of sporting activities. 4.5 The provision & organisation of recreational and social activities by supporting a wide range of activities for the broader community, who suffer from a lack of opportunity to engage in recreational & social activities due to the isolated area in which they live. 4.6 The advancement of environmental protection and improvement, by supporting community initiatives which promote energy conservation and the introduction of renewable energy projects which reduce carbon emissions and create sustainable energy sources in the Dailly Community Council area, and by supporting and developing recycling initiatives. To promote environmental conservation & support the Galloway & South Ayrshire Biosphere.
£61,586
ST ALBANS FOR REFUGEES [Charity number: 1167679]
To collect and distribute emergency aid for refugees from war, oppression, natural disasters, climate change, and those being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, or membership of a particular social group or political opinion.
£36,598
BOSTON SPA, WETHERBY AND VILLAGES COMMUNITY GREEN GROUP [Charity number: 1204438]
a) To work together to prevent and/or mitigate the effects of climate change within our local community, by reducing our carbon footprint, increasing biodiversity, reducing waste and increasing recycling by way of a hands on approach through engagement and education within the community.b) The group will also engage and support organisations and businesses with similar aims at a local, regiona
£4,210
SEAchange- Slains Environmental Action for change SCIO [Charity number: SC049195]
To promote environmental protection by providing information and by demonstrating ways to help reduce climate change. To promote art and local heritage through encouraging enjoyment of art and music, and by preserving our heritage.
£8,607
Rapid Relief Team [Charity number: SC055115]
3.1 The Objects of the Charity are (and are restricted to): (1) the relief of poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, disability or destitution in such ways as are exclusively charitable, in particular (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) by providing assistance and support to people who are in need as a result of the following: (a) natural disasters including, but not limited to, flood, drought, fire, heatwave, landslide, storm, tornado and earthquake. (b) emergencies, including emergencies occasioned by accident. (c) any effects of adverse climate change. or (d) any unexpected situations of a like nature to those contemplated by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Article that arise and which threaten, or could threaten, life or property. and (2) any other charitable purpose which the Trustees may from time to time select. 3.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the Charity's property for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.