Since the start of the industrial revolution in the 19th century, humanity has rapidly stripped the earth of its natural resources and dumped countless by-products into our environment. While 97% of climate scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans (Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences), there is still debate over the validity of this statement in public debate. . Individuals and philanthropic organizations play an important role in influencing public opinion and directly conserving land and species at risk, in addition to fighting projects that could have a disastrous environmental impact. These individuals play a major role in funding environmental groups due to the general lack of government grants available for this issue compared to grants provided for many other issues. (Kimble Pg. 2) These philanthropists come from a variety of sectors, including finance, alternative energy, high technology, broadcasting, development and real estate. In addition to individuals using their wealth and influence to try to save the environment, there are also many individuals and organizations on the other side of the issue. These individuals and organizations are not necessarily anti-environmental, but rather those with a significant stake in sectors such as manufacturing and fossil fuels, or those who believe that the high upfront cost of changing infrastructure and the search for new technologies is not worth the possible gains. for the environment.Jeremy Grantham is the founder and chief investment strategist at Grantham Mayo van Otterloo, an asset management fund that manages $106 billion annually for approximately 1,000 clients. He is also one of the founders, with his children, of Grant...... middle of paper...... May 5, 2014, from http://www.unfoundation.org/what-we-do /issues/energy-and-climate/tackling-global-climate-challenge.htmlTed Turner. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.tedturner.com/foundations/The Captain Planet Foundation. (nd). Retrieved from http://captainplanetfoundation.org/Turner Endangered Species Fund. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.tesf.org/United Nations Foundation - Connecting You with the United Nations. (nd). United Nations Foundation. Retrieved May 5, 2014 from http://www.unfoundation.org/Wile, R. (July 30, 2012). Everyone is talking about the Koch Brothers-funded study that proves climate change is real. Learn more: http://www.businessinsider.com/koch-brothers-funded-study-proves-climate-change-2012-7#ixzz30ssBeLyg. Business internal. Retrieved from http://www.businessinsider.com/koch-brothers-funded-study-proves-climate-change-2012-7#!I8rla