African nations and NGOs call for just climate finance initiatives at COP29
A coalition of environmental ministries from four African countries (the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Uganda, and Equatorial Guinea), together…
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World Bank extends ‘lifeline’ to small nations affected by disasters
The World Bank Group has announced a funding extension to countries struggling to rebuild from disasters, enabling small, vulnerable states…
Multilateral development banks share climate finance projection at COP29
A group of leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) have shared an estimate of their annual collective financing for low- and…
COP29 needs ‘tear down the walls’ to climate finance, says UN Secretary-General
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that COP29 must “tear down the walls to climate finance”, noting that last year,…
Climate finance goals at COP29 must integrate the needs of small-scale farmers
The ambitious climate finance targets on the agenda at COP29 in Baku need to empower small-scale farmers to help feed…
COP28 president highlights need to maintain momentum on climate agenda
COP28 president Dr. Sultan Al Jaber has called on parties to “prove once again that we can unite, act and…
‘Substantial’ outcome needed from COP29, says UN Climate Change chief
Simon Stiell, executive secretary of UN Climate Change, has called for a “substantial outcome” from COP29, which got under way…
Uncertainty around the 1.5°C climate target makes it more important than ever
As COP29 kicks off, Luis Costa, Climate Research Lead, and Yann Rosetti, Research Specialist, at the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA),…
Energy Transitions Commission assesses climate finance transition ahead of COP29
Ahead of the COP29 conference, the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) has published a briefing paper on what is expected to…