
ALT Voices of Impact graphic with the Giving Green logo on a green background. A smiling portrait of Sakshi Balani, labeled "Sakshi Balani, Climate Catalyst," sits above the text: "Sakshi Balani is the Director of the India and Policy programs at Climate Catalyst, a Giving Green Fund grantee. We dug into why decarbonizing steel in India and Indonesia is so crucial, and how shaping policies and markets can make a difference."

ALT Cream slide titled "The Situation" with three bullets: "Heavy industry produces about 40% of global emissions and receives under 3% of philanthropic climate funding." "Steel alone was responsible for about 11% of global CO2 emissions in 2021." "Much of steel's future growth is coming from India and Southeast Asia." The Giving Green logo and givinggreen.earth are at the bottom.
![Quote graphic on a light green background with the Climate Catalyst logo at top right: "Decarbonizing steel is crucial not only to meet [Indonesia's] climate targets, but also to ensure growth doesn't come at the cost of our health and lives." A small portrait of Sakshi Balani is captioned "Sakshi Balani, Climate Catalyst." Colorful orange, yellow, teal, and green petal shapes fill the lower right corner.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HT-dFfYXQAEPzu4.jpg?name=small&format=webp)
ALT Quote graphic on a light green background with the Climate Catalyst logo at top right: "Decarbonizing steel is crucial not only to meet [Indonesia's] climate targets, but also to ensure growth doesn't come at the cost of our health and lives." A small portrait of Sakshi Balani is captioned "Sakshi Balani, Climate Catalyst." Colorful orange, yellow, teal, and green petal shapes fill the lower right corner.

ALT Cream slide titled "Taking Action" with three bullets: "A 26% green steel requirement on government projects in India could create demand for 16 million metric tons by 2030." "Climate Catalyst's India network of 70+ organizations has already helped shape the government's steel roadmap." "In Indonesia, Climate Catalyst is building the economic case for decarbonizing steel and a network of organizations to support it." The Giving Green logo and givinggreen.earth are at the bottom.

ALT Cover slide on a green background. The Giving Green logo sits at the top, above the title "High-Impact Climate Donations in 2026: Our Research and Grantmaking Priorities." Below the text, an illustration of a balanced weighing scale rests on colorful organic blob shapes in yellow, teal, green, and orange.

ALT Cream-colored slide titled "What's ahead in 2026," listing Giving Green's planned reports. Updated: Reducing Food System Emissions (Strategy Report) and Scaling Carbon Dioxide Removal (Strategy Report). New: Decarbonizing Heavy Industry (Sector Report), with strategy reports on Decarbonizing Steel and Decarbonizing Cement; Accelerating Climate Mitigation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, or LMICs (Prioritization Brief), with strategy reports on Financing and Deploying Clean Energy in LMICs, Decarbonizing India's Power Sector, and Decarbonizing Indonesia's Power Sector; and Managing the Risks of Earth System Destabilization (Sector Report). A note reads that these priorities are preliminary and grants may not be made in every area. The Giving Green logo and www.givinggreen.earth appear at the bottom.

ALT Green slide titled "A clearer way to see our research." It reads: "Introducing sector reports: a single report that connects a set of related strategies under one sectoral umbrella." Below: "Research dashboard refresh, organizing research into three layers," shown as an indented hierarchy — Sector (e.g., Heavy Industry), then Strategy (e.g., Decarbonizing Steel), then Sub-strategy (e.g., supporting trade policy for green steel). Giving Green logo and www.givinggreen.earth at the bottom.

ALT Cream-colored slide titled "A more nimble grantmaking cadence." It reads: "Quarterly grant rounds & a new discretionary grants program, so we can move money quickly as needs arise." Colorful organic blob shapes in green, teal, orange, and yellow fill the lower-right corner. Giving Green logo and www.givinggreen.earth at the bottom.
































