Wren Climate Fund

State of the Fund: January 2021

2020 was a great year for The Wren Climate Fund. Wren supporters helped plant thousands of trees in Scotland and East Africa, protect rainforest in Peru, and delivered clean cooking fuel to Ugandan Refugees.

Clean Cooking Fuel

First clean-burning briquettes delivered to refugee families!

Our project sent briquettes to 30 families this month. It turns out these clean-burning briquettes prevent more CO2 emissions than we expected.

Tech-enabled Rainforest Protection

2020 review, and the largest win for Panama's indigenous communities in decades

In 2020, indigenous communities protected over 15 million acres of rainforest, and the Naso Tjër Di people won the rights to their ancestral land.

Climate knowledge

Heat waves and climate change

If we don't make a change, extended periods of hot weather pose a real threat.

Community Tree Planting

How tree planting helps African women become community leaders

Our partners unlock the leadership potential of African women. Here's the story of one of them.

Regenerative Agroforestry

Reviewing a stunning year of growth

The Future Forest Company have grown their land, their flock, and their team. Now they're growing their forest: They're going to plant 1 million trees in 2021.

Carbon Offsets 101

Carbon Offsets 101

Overwhelmed by the concept of carbon offsets? Here's where to start.

Climate knowledge

What's the deal with fracking?

Nasty nuisance or climate solution? Here's the full scoop.

Carbon Offsets 101

What is a carbon credit?

A carbon credit is like a certificate: it records an accounted-for mass of greenhouse gas emissions. The simple move of tracking these gases opens many new possibilities.

Carbon Offsets 101

What distinguishes a high-quality carbon offset?

It can be difficult to verify the impact of carbon offset projects—which is why transparency and rigor are key.

Carbon Offsets 101

What is a carbon offset?

Is it really possible to make up for carbon emissions? In the first post of a three-part series, here's a look at the wide variety of projects trying to do just that.

Climate knowledge

What's an aerosol?

Scientists are still working to understand the climate impacts of these tiny particles.

Wren Climate Fund

State of the Fund: October & November '20

This month, our projects planted many thousands more trees, and gave us juicy details on how they operate.

Regenerative Agroforestry

4,000 new trees planted, Sea Eagles discovered, and more!

Since partnering with Wren in May, Future Forest's agroforestry project has already doubled in size.

Climate knowledge

What is geothermal energy and why does it matter?

The same forces that underlie Old Faithful might just be a key answer in the fight to slow climate change.

Climate knowledge

The emerging story of the climate refugees

The climate is changing. People are moving. But who is considered a refugee?

Climate knowledge

What are the "planetary boundaries"?

In an effort to ensure policy is informed by science, researchers have proposed a set of "planetary boundaries," red lines that we do not want to cross.

Community Tree Planting

The surprising power of small groups

Over 95,000 farmers are adopting sustainable farming practices by working together in small groups.

Climate knowledge

What is the state of global climate policy?

There are plenty of tools available to address the climate crisis. The obstacle, for now, is getting politicians to pick them up and put them to work.

Regenerative Agroforestry

6,000 trees planted in October, and details about the massive potential of the project

Tree planting accelerates and opportunities abound for carbon sequestration in 2,000 acres of new land in Scotland

Climate knowledge

Is there a sustainable future for tourism?

We all get wanderlust sometimes. But, given the climate crisis, we may have to rethink the way we hop across the world.

Climate knowledge

Essential facts about pollution

Despite decades of clean-up efforts, real concerns about pollution remain. We cannot afford to ignore our waste.

Clean Cooking Fuel

Approval granted for hydroelectric power source for briquette production

This month, Clean Cooking Fuel for Refugees received approval to connect to a nearby hydroelectric dam for a stable source of renewable energy!

Climate knowledge

What is the difference between conservation and preservation?

A hundred-year-old debate that pitched environmentalist against environmentalist still casts a shadow today.

Climate knowledge

How can I eat sustainable food?

The way we eat is simply untenable, for the climate and for the earth and for us. But what can we do?