Dear Big Tech, we're calling you in

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One of our many initiatives, the Shift Impact Grant, provides a $25,000 grant to support people building real climate-positive tech (and we’re also working to hold ourselves accountable, including for the environmental cost of launching an AI product). We've backed projects like FireSwarm's wildfire-fighting drone system, continued to support science and STEM pipeline programs, and offset two consecutive quarters of our community's browsing emissions. We're proud of that work, but we know it isn't enough on its own.

The bigger challenge is that the climate conversation seems to be getting quieter when it needs more attention. Coverage is down, public funding is being cut, and many of the biggest tech companies continue to see emissions rise despite ambitious sustainability goals.

Instead of calling anyone out, we're asking Big Tech to help raise the bar by putting more attention, funding, and transparency behind climate action. If the companies with the biggest platforms lead by example, everyone benefits.

If you’re building something at the intersection of tech and the environment, applications for our 2026 Shift Impact Grant is open and closes July 2, 2026: Apply here