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Opportunity Green

Decarbonizes aviation and maritime shipping — historically overlooked sectors — by leveraging industry coalitions, direct advocacy, and legal frameworks.

Planes and ships produce billions of tons of emissions with almost no green alternatives — Opportunity Green is rewriting the rules.

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What Opportunity Green does

Opportunity Green is a UK climate charity, founded in 2021, that focuses on cutting emissions from aviation and international shipping. Both sectors are hard to decarbonize and are largely governed by international rules, including those set at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN body that regulates shipping. The charity's stated goal is emissions reductions in line with a 1.5°C pathway, with an emphasis on equity, justice and accountability.

Its team brings legal, policy and economic expertise. According to Giving Green, it uses industry coalitions, direct advocacy and legal tools to make regulation, finance and markets more favorable to low-carbon technologies, and it has shown signs of influence with companies, the EU and the IMO. In 2025 it opened a Brussels office, grew its staff from 21 to 29, and filed legal challenges to EU green-finance rules. Its shipping work comes at a pivotal moment: the IMO's proposed Net-Zero Framework, drafted in April 2025, would put a price on shipping emissions, but its adoption vote was postponed to October 2026.

Giving Green named Opportunity Green one of its 2025–2026 Top Climate Nonprofits and committed $1.6 million over two years. Direct gifts go to a UK charity rather than a US 501(c)(3); donors who prefer a pooled option can give through the Giving Green Fund, which has made several grants to it.

Key facts

  • Named a Giving Green 2025–2026 Top Climate Nonprofit, with $1.6 million committed over two years (Giving Green, Nov 2025)
  • Staff grew from 21 to 29 in 2025, the year it opened a Brussels office (Giving Green spotlight)
  • Launched legal filings in 2025 challenging EU green-finance rules (Giving Green spotlight)
  • Registered charity in England and Wales, no. 1199413, company no. CE029518 (Companies House)

Before you give

  • Opportunity Green is a UK charity; no US 501(c)(3) or 'Friends of' entity was found, so US donors should not assume a direct gift is tax-deductible.
  • The Giving Green Fund lists Opportunity Green as a grantee in 2024 and 2025 (Giving Green Fund page), an alternative for donors who prefer giving through a pooled climate fund.

Common questions

Is Opportunity Green a legitimate charity?

Tax status: UK registered charity (charitable incorporated organisation, charity no. 1199413) — no US 501(c)(3) route verified, so direct gifts are not US tax-deductible. Independent ratings — Giving Green: 2025–2026 Top Climate Nonprofit. As with any charity, check its latest filings before a large gift.

Are donations to Opportunity Green tax-deductible?

UK registered charity (charitable incorporated organisation, charity no. 1199413) — no US 501(c)(3) route verified, so direct gifts are not US tax-deductible.

Where does Opportunity Green work?

Opportunity Green works in Global (international aviation and shipping policy). It is based in United Kingdom.

How do I donate to Opportunity Green?

Use the Donate button on this page — it goes straight to Opportunity Green's own donation page on opportunitygreen.org. randomcharity.com doesn't process payments, doesn't see your card details and takes no cut.

Sources

  1. opportunitygreen.org/
  2. opportunitygreen.org/donate/
  3. givinggreen.earth/post/2025-2026-top-climate-nonprofits
  4. givinggreen.earth/research/opportunity-green-top-climate-nonprofit-spotlight
  5. givinggreen.earth/giving-green-fund
  6. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/CE029518
  7. altiorem.org/organisation/opportunity-green/
  8. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMO_Net-Zero_Framework

Profile researched and last reviewed September 2026. Ratings and figures change — the linked evaluator pages always show the current version.

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