About US
Terra Praxis is a global nonprofit organization committed to universal access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy that empowers people and protects nature.
Powered by philanthropy, we innovate and accelerate scalable, equitable solutions to repurpose the largest sources of global emissions (the difficult-to-decarbonize sectors of coal-for-power, industrial heat, aviation, and heavy transport). This allows these industries to continue operations producing reliable, affordable, and emissions-free power, heat, and steam supplied by ‘heat boxes’ (mass-manufactured advanced nuclear reactors).
the Ten-Terawatt Initiative
Terra Praxis has launched the Ten-Terawatt Initiative (TTI) to create the conditions for 10 TW (ten terawatts) of low-cost, clean, firm power and heat to be deployed between 2030 and 2040, and an additional 20 TW by 2050—without requiring subsidies.
The TTI defines five essential pre-conditions for lift-off starting in 2030.
Through thought leadership, cutting-edge analysis, and solutions-based advocacy, Terra Praxis aims to mobilize stakeholders to establish these essential conditions for rapid, scaled, and cost-effective global decarbonization.
The dramatic scaling up of the clean energy system is made possible by the exceptional power density of manufactured heat boxes (productized advanced nuclear reactors). Furthermore, this new civilization-scale clean energy system eliminates health and environmental impacts on people and nature.
We are leading a global consortium to develop a fast, low-cost, and repeatable system to decarbonize the global coal fleet – the single largest source of emissions – with emissions-free heat by 2050.
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We are designing a method for delivering clean, low-cost hydrogen to replace oil and gas in shipping, aviation, and heavy industry.
We explore the potential for nuclear energy as an indispensable tool for sustainable development.
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We are building and disseminating new global decarbonization modeling methods.
» Read Founders Pledge Climate fund prospectus and this article, "Navigating the changing landscape of climate philanthropy" to learn about why they support Terra Praxis.
» Terra Praxis was listed by Vox for the third year running as one of the most “high impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations working on climate”.
» Read this Impact article naming Terra Praxis as one of the most effective climate change non-profits.
» Read this Founders Pledge report about how to support high-impact climate charities.