The Rockefeller Foundation is ramping up its fight against climate change.
The 111-year-old philanthropic organization on Tuesday announced the creation of a new Climate Advisory Council that will bring together "world-class climate leaders" to advise on how the foundation can help people most at risk from climate change, the New York Times reports.
"Developing people-centered solutions to climate change requires a significant breadth, depth, and diversity of expertise," Elizabeth Yee, executive vice president of programs at the foundation, says in a statement.
"We are fortunate to partner with these world-class climate leaders who will help guide our decisions and evaluate our progress as we work to develop solutions that can enhance the well-being of people and planet."
The council, which will meet three to four times a year, includes the CEO of the World Resources Institute, the founder of Council on Energy, Environment, and Water, the special presidential envoy for Global Commons, a professor at University of Tokyo, and the CEO of Khadia Tribe in India, among others, per the Times.
The Rockefeller Foundation, the largest private US foundation to date to commit to combating climate change, plans to reach "net-zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, making it the largest private US foundation to date to do so
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