We’re back with more inspiring updates from EarthPercent’s grant partners - read on to hear about some of their achievements from this summer, work we’re proud to be able to fund through support from the music industry.

But first - we held a special in-person, public event this month! Save this link to hear from representatives from grant partners Critical Frequency, the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative and Uplift on the panel ‘Big Oil: What can we do to reclaim the story?’, recorded live in London.

Left-right: Nathan Thanki, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative; Tessa Khan, Uplift; Amy Westervelt, Critical Frequency; Peter Geoghegan, Democracy for Sale; Tori Tsui

Critical Frequency’s Drilled Podcast Leads the Way in Climate Journalism

When the Drilled podcast first launched, climate-focused podcasts were hard to find, often tucked away in science or social science categories. In April, Apple Podcasts officially launched a dedicated Climate category with Drilled as one of the featured shows leading the charge.

Drilled has also recently launched a new collaborative project, Carbon Bros, a brand-new podcast series written and co-hosted by Amy Westervelt and Daniel Penny exploring the intersection between the climate crisis and the crisis of masculinity.

Check out all Drilled content, including their newsletter that we highly recommend, here!

Uplift and EarthPercent Join Forces to Coordinate Open Letter to Government Opposing the Rosebank Oil Field

Team E/P were proud to support Uplift and their #StopRosebank campaign by coordinating an open letter from over 100 UK musicians and artists to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The creative community is calling on the government to reject Rosebank, the UK’s largest untapped oil field, and follow climate science to end new fossil fuel developments.

The next few months are incredibly important in the campaign to stop Rosbeank, with Equinor due to re-submit their plans to the UK government imminently. Find out what you can do here.

Paloma Faith, Robert Smith (The Cure), Lola Young and Massive Attack were some of the signatories to the letter against the Rosebank oil and gas field

Latin American Youth Climate Scholarship (LAYCS) at UN Climate Change Conference

For 2025, LAYCS are proud to introduce a new cohort of 14 scholars from 10 different countries across the region, 7 Indigenous and 7 PoC scholars. The fellows recently took part in negotiations, advocacy and strategy sessions at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, and are now fully focused on preparation for COP30. See a recap of their participation here.

The Music Sustainability Alliance Summit 2025

The Music Sustainability Summit was held with an incredible lineup of speakers, including: E/P’s Head of Operations and Community Becky Young; two of our expert panel members, Tori Tsui and John Fernández; Ross Patel, Impact Consultant at LIVE Green, one of E/P’s grant partners. For those who missed it, all summit panels are now available to watch on MSA’s YouTube channel.

Grantees at the UN Ocean Conference

At the Conference in Nice, The Ocean and Us’s Farah Obaidullah handed in a declaration endorsed by 162 organizations and a petition signed by almost 350,000 against deep sea mining to the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority. ClientEarth was in attendance pushing for a range of vital, multi-country legal measures to protect our oceans.

Farah Obaidullah with Leticia Carvalho, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority

Massive Attack & Greater Manchester Unite for the Fossil Fuel Non‑Proliferation Treaty

On World Environment Day (5 June 2025), Massive Attack, joined by Greater Manchester’s Mayor Andy Burnham, made a stirring call to action by endorsing the Fossil Fuel Non‑Proliferation Treaty at a sold‑out concert at Co-op Live in Manchester to 15,000 fans.

Cool Earth Calls on UK Government to Fund the Frontlines of Climate Action

In June, Cool Earth rallied in front of Parliament, urging the UK Government to allocate just 1% of its climate finance (£115 million out of £11.5 billion) directly to the Indigenous and local communities who protect the world’s rainforests.

Julie’s Bicycle at Billie Eilish’s sold-out 6 night residency

Julie’s Bicycle joined a group of nonprofit organisations in Billie’s touring Eco-Village. Located within the O2’s concourse, Julie’s Bicycle had the opportunity to talk all things music and climate with 20,000 Billie fans per night.

Updates from our Sounds Right grant partners in Colombia

Reserva La Planda has been running environmental education workshops with local young people and their families to promote the protection and conservation of flora and fauna in their local area.

Proyecto Titi has planted over 13,400 native saplings on former pastureland, helping to secure the future of the Cotton Top Monkey and its habitat.

Jacana Jacana has brought together a local elder musician with children and their teacher to preserve oral traditions and learn about their local biodiversity through writing songs together.

Grant Partners changing the game this summer