Editing Tim Wirth (section)

===Work with the United Nations Foundation===
*Mobilizing resources in support of the eradication of polio with [[Rotary International]], the [[Gates Foundation]], and the [[World Bank]];
*Initiating a global campaign to diminish the impact of measles with the [[American Red Cross]], the [[Centers for Disease Control]] and UN Agencies;
*Stimulating a nationwide grassroots program for the purchase of anti-malaria bed nets ("[[Nothing But Nets]]") with many partners (including the [[World Health Organization]] and the [[National Basketball Association]]);
*Organizing support for the special needs of adolescent girls within the UN and many private sector partners with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] and lead UN Agencies;
*Supporting the [[United Nations Population Fund]], and working with Congress to increase U.S. funding and bring greater focus to AIDS prevention;
*Developing standards for better managing tourism's impact on the environment and contribution to climate change in close partnership with [[UNESCO]] and with [[Expedia]] and other industry leaders;
*Leading work to develop the UN framework for the post-Kyoto climate negotiations through a close partnership with the UN's leadership and retired heads of State throughout the world ([[The Club of Madrid]]);
*Managing a public-private effort with major segments of the agriculture community and UN agencies for better understanding of the promise, challenge and economics of bioenergy; and
*Advancing aggressive standards for energy efficiency in the U.S. and abroad with the U.S.-centered Energy Future Coalition.

The [[University of Colorado at Denver]] has an endowed Tim Wirth Chair in Environmental and Community Development Policy. The current holder of the chair is the man Wirth replaced in the Senate, [[Gary Hart]].

Wirth is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of [[Issue One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.issueone.org/reformers/ |title=ReFormers Caucus |publisher=Issue One |access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref>

In his retirement, Wirth has been supportive of the youth [[climate justice]] movement. He has been active in efforts to convince his alma mater, [[Harvard University]], to divest from fossil fuels,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bolotnikova |first=Marina N. |date=2019-04-23 |title=Divest Harvard Makes Case for Dropping Fossil Fuels |url=https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2019/04/divest-harvard-makes-case-for-fossil-fuel-divestment |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=Harvard Magazine |language=en}}</ref> and in March 2021 joined Harvard students, faculty, and alumni to file an official legal complaint charging that the university's fossil fuel investments were illegal under Massachusetts law.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divestment Activists Allege Harvard's Fossil Fuel Investments Violate State Law in Complaint to State AG  |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/3/15/divestment-activists-file-complaint/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=The Harvard Crimson}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Complaint against the Harvard Corporation |url=https://climatedefenseproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/FFDH-Complaint.pdf |website=Climate Defense Project}}</ref> In response to the legal complaint and other efforts, Harvard committed to divestment from fossil fuels in the fall of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Sabrina Shankman |date=September 10, 2021 |title=After nearly a decade of resistance, Harvard divests from fossil fuels |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/10/science/after-nearly-decade-resistance-harvard-divests-fossil-fuels/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=The Boston Globe |language=en-US}}</ref>