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  • ClearPath

    ClearPath

    ClearPath is a nonprofit that collaborates with public and private sector stakeholders to advance American innovation while working to reduce global carbon emissions. Founded in 2014, ClearPath has developed cutting-edge policy solutions on clean energy and clean manufacturing innovation and supports the private-sector deployment of critical technologies.  Industrial emissions are rising, and are projected to…

  • Redefining Sustainability for an Era of Climate Action

    Redefining Sustainability for an Era of Climate Action

    At a recent session of the 2024 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Lemelson Foundation President Eric Lemelson presented his assessment of efforts to address climate change — and made the case for a new, more comprehensive, and more urgent definition of the term “sustainability” to meet the current moment.Starting first…

  • Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy

    Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy

    The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy is an Indigenous-led nonprofit committed to supporting Native American tribes’ transition to a clean energy future.The Alliance offers no-cost capacity-building and technical and financial assistance, leveraging the power of renewable energy as a tool to diminish poverty in Indigenous communities and mitigate climate change through self-determination.  The Lemelson Foundation…

  • Oil Change International

    Oil Change International

    Oil Change International (OCI) is a research, communications, and advocacy organization committed to raising awareness of the true costs of fossil fuels and promoting a global transition to clean energy. Founded in 2005, OCI’s international team works with local organizers to achieve climate goals across global sectors including policy, industry, and public finance. The Lemelson…

  • Third Derivative and RMI Launch Industrial Innovation Cohorts to Accelerate Decarbonization of Steel, Cement, and Chemicals

    Third Derivative and RMI Launch Industrial Innovation Cohorts to Accelerate Decarbonization of Steel, Cement, and Chemicals

    RMI and Third Derivative are launching the Industrial Innovation Cohorts initiative supported by a $2 million grant from The Lemelson Foundation.  Heavy industry produces the most widely used materials you see in your daily lives, from concrete and steel for buildings to chemicals and plastics for consumer products. Industry is responsible forMore

  • Foundation Senior Program Officer Joel Clement discusses climate and scientific censorship

    Foundation Senior Program Officer Joel Clement discusses climate and scientific censorship

    Before joining The Lemelson Foundation to lead its new Climate Action Initiative, Senior Program Officer Joel Clement was a forest ecologist, an official at the U.S. Department of the Interior, and in 2017, a whistleblower.  He recently spoke to NPR about his experiences in the federal government helping communities in Alaska prepare for the effects…

  • Rocky Mountain Institute

    Rocky Mountain Institute

    The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is an independent nonprofit working to accelerate the clean energy transition and ensure a zero-carbon future for all. It seeks to scale transformative change in the global energy system by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2030.

  • Action for the Climate Emergency

    Action for the Climate Emergency

    Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) is a nonprofit mobilizing young individuals to take action against the climate crisis.

  • Environmental Defense Fund

    Environmental Defense Fund

    The Environmental Defense Fund is an environmental advocacy nonprofit guided by science and economics, committed to climate justice, and driven to deliver solutions that will create a healthier planet for all.

  • Recharging the Electric Vehicle Industry

    Recharging the Electric Vehicle Industry

    Siblings Steven (left) and Zora Chung (right) co-founded technology company ReJoule. This sustainable startup is building a circular economy for EV batteries from the ground up How do you make a critically important sustainable industry even more sustainable? For electric vehicles, one of the challenges is the sustainable source itself — the lithium-ion battery. Although…

  • Paving the Way to Sustainability

    Paving the Way to Sustainability

    Removing roadblocks for low-carbon building materials can spur innovation and lower greenhouse gas emissions By Rafae Ghani, Policy Advisor, ClearPath; Tess Moran, Industrial Policy Analyst, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions; Mallory Shaevsky, Government Affairs Associate, ClearPath; Emily Tucker, Senior Federal Policy Manager,

  • New Climate Action Initiative Invests in Five Organizations for a Sustainable Future

    New Climate Action Initiative Invests in Five Organizations for a Sustainable Future

    The climate emergency is the greatest challenge of our time, and the need for solutions is immediate. The Lemelson Foundation believes that invention and innovation are essential to addressing this crisis. Earlier this year, the Foundation launched a $50M Climate Initiative with a focus on supporting innovative approaches to decarbonize the global economy and remove…

  • Building Climate Innovation Opportunities in Africa

    Building Climate Innovation Opportunities in Africa

    Next month, at COP 28, leaders from across the globe will meet to take action toward the biggest issues in climate change, including financing for Africa. The continent is at the forefront of the world’s most acute climate disasters, yet it receives just 4.7% of total global climate financing — a fraction of the US$2.7…