I initially thought that ACE-recommended charities might be the most effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but they turned out to be much less effective than I expected.[1] According to Giving What We Can, the most effective charity in this area is actually Cool Earth.[2] However, you should consider the effect of rainforest preservation on wild animal suffering before donating.[3]
[1] I no longer have the numbers I used to do the calculation. If anybody else attempts this calculation, please publish it so that there’s no need for it to be done over and over.
I initially thought that ACE-recommended charities might be the most effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but they turned out to be much less effective than I expected.[1] According to Giving What We Can, the most effective charity in this area is actually Cool Earth.[2] However, you should consider the effect of rainforest preservation on wild animal suffering before donating.[3]
[1] I no longer have the numbers I used to do the calculation. If anybody else attempts this calculation, please publish it so that there’s no need for it to be done over and over.
[2] https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/report/cool-earth/
[3] http://reducing-suffering.org/climate-change-and-wild-animals/#Dont_buy_biomass-based_carbon_offsets