Climate finance Archives

Canada and UK set to back Green Climate Fund

NEWS: Hopes for global climate agreement rise as UN-backed bank nears $10 billion fund-raising target

NEWS: US and Japan offer $4.5 billion at G20 talks in Brisbane as efforts to secure fund’s future gather pace

ANALYSIS: The UN’s climate body is holding up World Cup 2014 as a model for other sporting events, but it failed to raise green investment

NEWS: The US is poised to pledge at least $2.5 billion to help poor countries tackle global warming, with Japan contributing $1-1.5bn

NEWS: New injection of cash welcomed by UN, but funding levels still well short of $10 billion target

COMMENT: After the midterms, next week’s Green Climate Fund pledging conference gives the US president a chance to show commitment to climate action

ANALYSIS: UN green bank desperately needs funds, but can White House deliver after bruising mid term elections?

INTERVIEW: The writer and reluctant activist tells RTCC greens must challenge the financial might of fossil fuel companies

NEWS: Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, uses Shell-sponsored conference to accuse oil giant of hypocrisy on climate change

NEWS: Climate and energy minister says UK will make significant donation to UN’s green bank in November

NEWS: The Green Investment Bank mobilised £5 billion of investment in two years and is taking its model around the globe

NEWS: Private banks are stepping in to finance coal mines and power stations as development banks divest, finds BankTrack

NEWS: Rainforest Action Network welcomes commitment by four US banks not to invest in project that will support new coal mines

NEWS: Stand for Trees campaign will open up voluntary forest carbon market to ordinary people, as well as governments and corporations

NEWS: Activists put pressure on banks to pull out of fossil fuel companies in demonstrations outside HSBC, Barclays and RBS this week

NEWS: New budget from centre-left government offers additional cash for developing countries

COMMENT: A 2015 climate deal must ensure clear accountability over levels of rich to poor funding, says Ecudaor’s lead climate envoy

NEWS: The carbon market must be reformed quickly to support the 2030 climate goals due to be agreed this week, argues UK

NEWS: Executive director hails Barbados meeting as start of an era for GCF, expects US$10 billion by end of 2014

INTERVIEW: As Brazil’s government goes cool on forest protection, an indigenous leader speaks up for his people’s role