Climate finance
Seven steps to cracking the climate finance conundrum
ANALYSIS: Funding low carbon investments in developing countries lies at the core of UN talks – but it’s not impossible
US, UK, Germany canvass private sector on boosting climate finance
NEWS: World Bank and Merrill Lynch among those working on ‘Climate Finance Lab’ to speed up $100bn fundraising goal
How can developing nations close the climate finance gap?
COMMENT: Cash flows from rich to poor remain slow, but developing nations aren’t wasting time waiting
Green Climate Fund to ring-fence 25% of cash for ‘vulnerable’ nations
Meeting in Bali outlines how funds will be allocated, stressing importance of private sector in leveraging resources
10 ways to generate $36 trillion of green investments by 2050
Leading low carbon group CERES outlines how $1 trillion a year for low carbon infrastructure can be generated
EU directs 20% of budget to climate change on eve of UN finance meeting
EU has confirms budget for next seven years, directing €180bn towards climate finance, with €15bn to go towards developing countries
Funding drought threatens 2015 UN climate agreement – report
Oxfam says developed nations spend up to US$90 billion on fossil fuel subsides, but have slashed climate finance support
Analysis: UN climate finance talks lay foundation for Warsaw summit
A series of UN-sponsored long term climate finance talks concluded today in South Korea. E3G’s Amal-Lee Amin explains what we have learnt
UN climate finance talks deliver options – but no new money
Analysts believe agreement on funding for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries now unlikely at COP19 UN talks in Warsaw
Fossil fuels tax to fund climate efforts proposed at UN talks
Climate mitigation and adaptation funds worth US$ 600 billion could be raised by targeting monies paid to the coal, oil and gas sectors
Japan’s climate finance plan welcomed by vulnerable nations
Bi-lateral scheme to swap carbon credits for low carbon support growing in popularity after delays with Green Climate Fund and technology transfer talks
Least Developed Countries climate adaptation fund gets $200m boost
Belgium, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and the USA offer nearly $200 million in climate adaptation investment to the world’s poorest countries
Finance ministers set for UN climate talks invite
Negotiators welcome participation of finance ministers at COP19 in Warsaw expected to advance traditional stalemate over climate funding
Analysis: are countries meeting climate finance obligations?
World Resources Institute examines how efforts to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change have progressed
EU fast start finance claims ‘misleading’ say observers
Climate finance experts tell RTCC European Union claims it has fully funded FSF commitments between 2010-2012 are inaccurate
US climate finance workshop branded a “dog and pony” show
Event was a “dog and pony show” for US private finance initiatives with no meaningful dialogue on solutions to the $5.7 trillion
US climate finance meeting ‘needs to deliver plan’
Developing nations say State Department hosted summit on April 10-11 needs to provide pathway for key funds to be delivered
Nine steps to unlock climate finance flows
Joseph Curtin from the the Institute of International and European Affairs explores ways a key obstacle at UN talks can be overcome
Green Climate Fund must clear the path for climate finance
The GCF can act now to create the right conditions for money to quickly find its way into low carbon projects, writes Louise Brown of the World Resources Institute
Davos 2013: Fox News climate analysis makes up the maths
Network’s business channel points finger at “fuzzy maths” of World Economic Forum’s climate change report, but real problem is Fox’s lack of attention to detail