Publications

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.

This report, which CEA co-authored with Climate Focus on behalf of the Climate and Land Use Alliance, examined the global greenhouse gas mitigation potential of the agriculture sector. It presents a first-of-its kind global, meta-analysis for the sector.

In 2015, CEA worked with Sustainable Conservation, in partnership with both the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the dairy industry, to further investigate the economic implications of various options to reduce methane emissions from California dairies in the context of California’s emerging Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy.

CEA published this white paper on investment opportunities in local foods, based on three local food economy assessments that CEA conducted on behalf of Slow Money in 2008 and 2009.

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.