Overhauling climate finance was the dominant theme at COP27—where thousands of world leaders and activists gathered last month to address our most acute climate challenges. The most significant win was that loss and damage funding not only made it onto the agenda for the first time, but delegates finally agreed to establish a fund for the most vulnerable countries.

Small island nations and other countries that have contributed the least to climate change but are bearing the brunt of the impact have been the loudest advocates for loss and damage funding. Open Society has supported the calls for loss and damage funding and been a leading voice for reforming climate finance under Climate Justice director Yamide Dagnet. As she said: “After 30 contentious years, delayed tactics by wealthy countries, a renewed spirit of solidarity, empathy, and cooperation prevailed.”

Open Society will continue to support the just transitions needed to enable a low-carbon global economy and resilient societies, especially in the Global South. There are still challenges ahead. Wealthy nations must fulfill their promises to drastically reduce emissions and follow through with the funds to pay for the mess they’ve made. But with solutions that center people and more energy than ever, the climate justice movement is headed in the right direction.

Open Society’s Leaders Driving the Fight Against Authoritarianism

Inside Open Society is our series on the leaders who are advancing our vision to address the world’s most urgent threats to democracy and human rights at a transformative scale. From Laura Carvalho, director of Equity, to Issandr Amrani, executive director of Open Society–Middle East and North Africa, members of Open Society’s leadership talk about what inspired them to join this fight and where they find inspiration for the work ahead.

Announcing the 2022 Soros Equality Fellows

Working across the United States, the 12 Soros Equality Fellows will take on a range of issues at the core of Open Society’s work advancing racial justice, including voting rights, immigration, asylum practices, intellectual property law, and media accountability.

A Global Forcefield of Accountability

A Global Forcefield of Accountability

Magnitsky sanctions and their like have emerged as powerful tools for fighting corruption and upholding human rights. But some fixes are urgently needed to strengthen their ability to hold kleptocrats accountable.