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Philanthropies and Stardust’s investors outspend most nations on SRM
Only a few governments compete with big philanthropies on SRM funding, and recent fundraising by the for-profit company Stardust Solutions puts its investors at the top of the list in terms of total funding spent and committed.
10 LARGEST SRM FUNDERS
COMMERCIAL
GOVERNMENTAL
PHILANTHROPIC
TOTAL SPENT AND COMMITTED in millions of US dollars
RANK
FUNDER
$75.0
1
Stardust investors
$64.2
2
UK government
$50.0
3
Quadrature Climate Foundation
$50.0
4
Simons Foundation
$26.5
5
US government
$22.6
6
Australian government
$16.7
7
Coefficient Giving*
$10.1
8
LAD Climate Fund
$10.1
9
German government
10
$9.7
Bill Gates
*Formerly Open Philanthropy
Source: SRM360.org
10 LARGEST SRM FUNDERS
COMMERCIAL
GOVERNMENTAL
PHILANTHROPIC
FUNDER
RANK
TOTAL SPENT AND COMMITTED in millions of US dollars
$75.0
1
Stardust investors
2
UK government
$64.2
Quadrature Climate Foundation
3
$50.0
Simons Foundation
4
$50.0
US government
5
$26.5
6
Australian government
$22.6
7
Coefficient Giving*
$16.7
8
LAD Climate Fund
$10.1
9
German government
$10.1
Bill Gates
10
$9.7
*Formerly Open Philanthropy
Source: SRM360.org
10 LARGEST SRM FUNDERS
COMMERCIAL
GOVERNMENTAL
PHILANTHROPIC
FUNDER
RANK
TOTAL SPENT AND COMMITTED in millions of US dollars
$75.0
1
Stardust investors
2
UK government
$64.2
Quadrature Climate Foundation
3
$50.0
Simons Foundation
4
$50.0
US government
5
$26.5
6
Australian government
$22.6
7
Coefficient Giving*
$16.7
8
LAD Climate Fund
$10.1
9
German government
$10.1
Bill Gates
10
$9.7
*Formerly Open Philanthropy
Source: SRM360.org