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April 21, 2025

What is the ‘Tropical Forest Forever’ fund and will it work?

Led by COP30 host Brazil, 12 countries are finalising a fund that aims to raise USD 125 billion for tropical forest conservation and launch at the November climate summit.
April 16, 2025

China releases its first green sovereign bonds in London

Experts say the bonds will attract international investment in China’s green transition, bringing private funding and boosting international climate cooperation.
March 12, 2025

Nearly a tenth of global climate finance threatened by Trump aid cuts

Nearly a tenth of global climate finance could be under threat as US president Donald Trump’s aid cuts risk wiping out huge swathes of spending overseas.
January 08, 2025

Updated: Six biggest banks in the US leave Net-Zero Banking Alliance

In less than a month, six of the largest banks in the U.S., including JPMorgan, have announced their withdrawal from the United Nations Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA).
December 10, 2024

Analysis: Why the $300 bln climate-finance goal is even less ambitious than it seems

At COP29 in Baku, developed-country parties agreed to help raise “at least” $300bn a year by 2035 for climate action in developing countries. Yet it faced a strong backlash from many developing countries, with some branding it a “joke” and “betrayal”.
November 25, 2024

COP29: Four key highlights from the UN climate summit in Baku

After intense debates, an agreement to increase climate financing was reached, though many countries remain dissatisfied with the outcome. In addition to the financing agreement, what other key developments took place at this year's summit?
November 22, 2024

Will China assume more responsibility for global climate finance?

As the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance approaches at COP29, China’s stance is drawing significant attention.
November 21, 2024

NCQG draft sparks outrage as COP29 fails to bridge finance divide

COP29 released a draft climate finance proposal on Nov. 21, but key details regarding the scale, sources, and mechanisms of the funding remain unclear. This leaves member countries with the challenge of reaching a consensus in the coming days.
November 21, 2024

India, donor countries give up on Just Energy Transition Partnership: German official

India and a group of countries including the U.S. and Germany will not agree on a so-called Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a key international deal that was meant to promote the South Asian nation’s climate-friendly transition.
November 18, 2024

COP29: Countries still miles apart on climate finance at tense UN summit

First week of Baku talks marked by low turnout of leaders, Argentina’s withdrawal, and a gulf between blocs’ demands on a new finance goal.

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