Surge advances climate progress through three complementary portfolios, each designed to strengthen a different layer of the climate ecosystem.
01
Scale Talent for Civil Society
Strengthening career pathways and leadership pipelines to help climate organizations deliver impact at scale.
As the climate sector grows, an increasingly broader base of talent and specialized skill sets are needed to help organizations deliver impact at scale. We develop and fund career pathways that enable non-traditional talent to enter the climate sector and/or protect existing talent from leaving the sector.
Featured Initiatives
Developed by the Talent Lab in response to pressing needs identified by the climate sector, our portfolio includes:
Climate Finance Fellowship
Climate Career Bridge Fellowship
Climate Science Bridge Fellowship
Climate Science & Communications Fund
Organizational Builder
African Climate Legal Fellowship
Our 2030 Goal: 400+ leaders placed or enabled across 100+ organizations worldwide.
02
Accelerate Talent for Renewable Energy
Unlocking the workforce needed to power the clean energy transition.
The clean energy transition will succeed only if countries have the workforce systems to support it. We work with governments, industry, philanthropy, and civil society to develop and scale the clean energy workforce.
Flagship Initiative
Global Clean Energy Talent Initiative (G-CETI)
A collaborative platform that brings together philanthropy, government, the private sector, and civil society to design, develop, fund, test, and scale workforce solutions that accelerate the clean energy transition. Currently piloting in India.
Our 2030 Goal: 400+ leaders placed or enabled across 100+ organizations worldwide.
03
Catalyze the Ecosystem
Aligning capital, partners, and evidence to strengthen climate talent globally.
No single organization can solve the climate workforce challenge alone. We help the broader ecosystem work more effectively by identifying emerging talent needs, convening key stakeholders, advising funders, and generating evidence and thought leadership.
Flagship Initiative: Global Clean Energy Talent Initiative (G-CETI)
A collaborative platform that brings together philanthropy, government, the private sector, and civil society to design, develop, fund, test, and scale workforce solutions that accelerate the clean energy transition. Currently piloting in India.
Our 2030 Goal | 400+ leaders placed or enabled across 100+ organizations worldwide.