Climate Emergency Fund

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Climate Emergency Fund
Formation2019; 7 years ago (2019)
TypeNonprofit
Websitewww.climateemergencyfund.org

The Climate Emergency Fund (CEF) is a US-based nonprofit organization that supports climate change activist groups involved in civil disobedience. It was founded in 2019 by filmmaker Rory Kennedy, a member of the prominent Kennedy family, and Getty family heiress Aileen Getty.[1][2]

Activities

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The CEF often supports groups that use civil disobedience tactics,[3] including Just Stop Oil,[3] Last Generation and Climate Defiance.[4]

The CEF funded actions supporting the Inflation Reduction Act.[5]

Funding

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As of August 2022, Getty has donated $1 million to the fund.[2] When he joined the board of directors in September 2022, film director Adam McKay pledged $4 million to the fund.[6][7]

The Washington Examiner reported in May 2023 that the CEF funded groups "deploying unorthodox and extremist methods across the world to protest fossil fuels."[8]

Leadership

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Margaret Klein Salamon is the executive director.[2]

Board of directors

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See also

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References

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