We need to transition to clean energy quickly, reducing the greenhouse gases we produce both in industry and in our day-to-day lives. Technology innovations are vital to getting us there, yet the technologies we will need in the 2030s and 2040s are not on track to be commercially available at the right scale by then. Momentum is building around policies that will expedite those technologies, but passing them in time will require considerable public will, business leadership, and dedication from lawmakers. Ultimately, many decades from now, a carbon-free economy will also depend on solutions that have yet to be tested, or even imagined, and success will not come without taking risks and enduring some failures.

Guided by data and the expertise of people working in the field, SFF is seeding promising new strategies for long-term progress. We’re supporting policy efforts to accelerate technology innovation at the national level, and we’re concentrating sustained support for Washington and Michigan’s pushes to become 100% carbon-free. Both states have great potential to reduce greenhouse gases and become unique models for clean-energy funding, messaging, and policy. That’s why we’re funding organizations that are working to secure immediate wins and are visioning, planning, and building capacity for the long run.

SFF is committed to supporting solutions that do not increase harm to people living under harsh social, economic, and environmental circumstances, especially communities of color. We take particular interest in solutions that actively reduce harm.