Publications

This document is a compendium of various written products CEA has produced for The David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s Beyond Bioenergy strategy over the past five years. The information includes: a briefing presented on the current trends, threats, and opportunities presented by bioenergy; a primer on bioenergy and its economics and emissions profile; an analysis to quantify the emissions footprint of bioenergy; and high-level findings from CEA’s 2023 mid-term review of the 2020-2024 Beyond Bioenergy strategy.

This report synthesizes evidence of how grassroots movements successfully mitigate climate change, specifically in the food and energy sectors. This report was prepared by CEA Consulting with support from Gopal Dayaneni at the request of the CLIMA Fund, a funder collaborative comprised of four public foundations: Global Greengrants Fund, Grassroots International, Thousand Currents, and the Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights. The report seeks to spark inspiration and reflection within the climate funding community by: 1) lifting up effective grassroots climate solutions shifting food and energy systems, and 2) providing recommendations on who, how, and what to fund for durable and transformative change.

In partnership with Mission Point Partners, CEA assessed opportunities to invest philanthropic and impact capital toward solutions to address climate-related impacts on water systems, enhance climate resilience, and provide safe, healthy, affordable water for all people.

In 2015/2016, on behalf of the Climate and Land Use Alliance, CEA developed this assessment on the Cerrado Biome. The work was conducted in partnership with a Brazilian project manager and with guidance and input from several Brazilian civil society organizations and researchers. CEA also developed a set of strategic recommendations based on our research, designed to contribute to the development of CLUA’s emerging Cerrado strategy.

This report aggregates research on the use of grassroots solutions in addressing climate change. It was prepared by CEA Consulting on behalf of the CLIMA Fund (Climate Leaders in Movement Action). It is the first known attempt to quantify the contributions of grassroots solutions to climate change.