Green Climate Fund Archives

Finance finally on horizon for UN’s Green Climate Fund

COMMENT: Civil society observer says latest meeting of flagship green fund has left her cautiously optimistic

NEWS: Pressure rising on governments to back UN’s green bank ahead of Ban Ki-moon’s New York summit

NEWS: Brazil, South Africa, China and India say developed nations must meet their commitments

NEWS: Pressure on UN-backed body increases as it searches for initial capitalization of $15 billion

COMMENT: A successful UN climate deal in 2015 will require guaranteed flows of support for climate vulnerable countries, writes Saleemul Huq

ANALYSIS: Launched to great fanfare in Fortaleza, opinion is mixed on whether the emerging economy fund will be a force for good

NEWS: Government move to stop funding cheap petrol and diesel hailed as major progress by World Bank’s Rachel Kyte

NEWS: German chancellor pledges €750m to Green Climate Fund and demands politicians take climate science seriously

NEWS: Row over board membership means European funds cannot be used in flagship low carbon finance mechanism

NEWS: India sends climate finance warning, as initial capitalisation of Green Climate Fund begins

NEWS: Oslo meeting marks start of effort to raise $15 billion for mitigation and adaptation effortd by end of 2014

NEWS: Climate minister Greg Barker says flagship UK green fund will be allowed to invest in developing countries

NEWS: Talks on climate finance continue at UN, but with little clarity on how much money to expect before Lima

NEWS: Executive Director Hela Cheikhrouhou says safeguards will ensure only ‘low carbon and resilient’ projects receive funding

NEWS: Board agree eight essential requirements, meaning GCF is now ready to start accepting funds from donors

NEWS: Board agree on risk management framework, one of six ‘essential elements’ that will allow GCF to become operational

NEWS: Concerns India and China could push for looser green safeguards as GCF board gathers to rubber-stamp regulations

NEWS: Observers say success of 2015 UN climate change deal hinges on successful launch of GCF later this year

COMMENT: Fixation on hitting arbitrary figure distracts from true goal of building green and resilient communities

NEWS: Slow progress in setting up UN-backed funding mechanism causes confidence to dip to a new low