Green Climate Fund Archives

Green Climate Fund names 7 investment partners

NEWS: National bodies in Senegal and Peru, non-profit social investors Acumen and Pacific island fund SPREP approved to disburse funds

NEWS: Hydropower and coal projects funded by rich countries have been linked to human rights abuses, NGOs tell European lawmakers

NEWS: Revelations Japan is using climate funds to invest in coal power put UN’s flagship fund under pressure to agree fossil fuel ban

NEWS: State-backed bank given £200 million to back overseas clean development projects and boost private sector funding flows

ANALYSIS: With clock ticking for Fund to start delivering cash, board meets in Korea to discuss how it will leverage billions in private sector funds

COMMENT: Burning trash is polluting, expensive and inefficient say zero waste campaigners, and should not receive backing from low carbon funds

NEWS: Innovative platform could attract wider range of investors as GCF seeks to expand private sector links, say officials

NEWS: Experts say confusion over what does and does not qualify as green funds must be clarified by UN summit in Paris later this year

NEWS: America’s third largest bank has channeled more than US$50 billion into climate friendly projects since 2007

NEWS: Billions to be channeled towards climate measures in US president’s 2016 budget

COMMENT: Money on its own is not enough – countries need to learn how to use finance more efficiently and transparently

NEWS: Key fund passes $10bn after unexpected climate finance pledge by Australian foreign minister

NEWS: The United Arab Emirates needs its wealth to diversify away from fossil fuels, argues lead negotiator

NEWS: UN’s green bank to make emissions reduction projects a reality by June in boost to Lima talks

NEWS: Contribution brings Green Climate Fund total up to US$9.7 billion, ahead of UN climate conference in Lima

COMMENT: Latest data shows climate funds dropped $28 billion in 2013, there are signs for hope, argues Barbara Buchner

NEWS: Harper government fulfils promise to help developing countries address climate impacts

NEWS: US, UK, France, Germany joined by Mongolia, Monaco and Panama among others as fund tops $9 billion

NEWS: UN climate chief hails contributions, saying it is one of the “wisest investments in the 21st century”

NEWS: London’s commitment more than France and Germany despite strong domestic opposition