Both are claiming to have done a lot of research, but I donât think either Foundersâ Pledge or Letâs Fund have a GiveWell-like track record and Iâm slightly nervous that weâre repeating the mistake we (as a community) made when we recommended Cool Earth based on Giving What We Canâs relatively cursory investigation into it, and then an only somewhat less cursory investigation suggested it wasnât much use.
Iâve read both of the reports Ben listed and think their recommendations have both strengths and weaknesses. Iâm currently very uncertain about the best options for donating toward reducing CO2.
Your friendâs chosen charity seems to do sensible things to reduce CO2 in a transparent way on a reasonable small budget. Seeing as our community is still very uncertain about whatâs âoptimalâ in this space, I wouldnât push EA recommendations too hard.
Recent EA thinking on this is probably mostly:
https://ââfounderspledge.com/ââstories/ââclimate-change-executive-summary âthe giving recommendations based on this research are The Coalition for Rainforest Nations and Clean Air Task Forceâ
https://ââlets-fund.org/ââclean-energy/ââ who âare crowdfunding for the Clean Energy Innovation program at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundationâ.
Both are claiming to have done a lot of research, but I donât think either Foundersâ Pledge or Letâs Fund have a GiveWell-like track record and Iâm slightly nervous that weâre repeating the mistake we (as a community) made when we recommended Cool Earth based on Giving What We Canâs relatively cursory investigation into it, and then an only somewhat less cursory investigation suggested it wasnât much use.
Iâve read both of the reports Ben listed and think their recommendations have both strengths and weaknesses. Iâm currently very uncertain about the best options for donating toward reducing CO2.
Your friendâs chosen charity seems to do sensible things to reduce CO2 in a transparent way on a reasonable small budget. Seeing as our community is still very uncertain about whatâs âoptimalâ in this space, I wouldnât push EA recommendations too hard.