WHC Climate Action Works

Nature-based climate change solutions that are corporate-driven, community-minded, and biodiversity-based

Privately-owned corporate lands are critical for climate action, whether as a source of carbon sequestration or increased resilience for the built and natural environments. Yet most corporations do not view their lands in this way and do not include nature-based solutions in their published climate action targets.

WHC Climate Action Works is made possible through funding from ArcelorMittal.

The Initiative

Climate Action Works seeks to create a framework in which corporate leaders can view their lands as contributing to their science-based climate targets and take action in accordance with these targets. The framework also addresses engagement of employees and community members in meaningful restoration efforts that, in the words of Tom Lovejoy (the ‘Godfather of Biodiversity’) “can empower individuals who previously could see no way in which they individually can make a difference about climate change.”

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Climate Action Works Will Address the Following

Mindset of corporate landowners who do not view their own lands as having potential for climate mitigation and adaptation
Relevancy for nature-based climate action on a variety of corporate lands
Scaling of local-level climate action for global recognition
Verifications for recognizing nature-based climate action
Alignment of nature-based climate action with existing GHG reductions
Value of nature-based climate action to existing conservation programs
Corporate reporting needs surrounding climate issues