Addressing the root causes of climate change





Programme areas
Humanity is facing unprecedented risks caused by climate change and environmental degradation. The unsustainable production and consumption patterns of modern societies, and especially the dependency on fossil fuels, is changing our climate and damaging our eco-systems at an extraordinary scale and pace. KR Foundation seeks to tackle these challenges through four areas of work:
Sustainable Finance
Keeping fossil fuels in the ground
Extraction, production, and consumption of fossil fuels are the primary causes of climate change and environmental degradation.
Sustainable Behaviour
Mainstreaming low-emission living
Most societies consume way more resources than the planet can regenerate.
Climate Communication
Climate change communication is pivotal to creating public support for impactful policies, bringing about large scale behavioural change and galvanising new movements.
Read moreNew Economy
The current economic system is not equipped to meet today’s challenges of climate change and the degradation of biodiversity and ecosystems.
Read moreKR Foundation in Denmark
In 2021, KR Foundation expanded its grant making in Denmark and is currently funding civil society organisations working to accelerate the green transition. We primarily focus on projects that aim to increase public engagement and advance new economic thinking. We collaborate with other Danish foundations to support these agendas and help accelerate ambitious climate action.
Read more about the programme here.
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“Prosperity consists in our ability to flourish as human beings – within the ecological limits of a finite planet. The challenge for our society is to create the conditions under which this is possible. It is the most urgent task of our times”
Professor Tim Jackson