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Climate finance

UK plans climate donor summit to address 'dismal' support for poorer nations

UK plans climate donor summit to address ‘dismal’ support for poorer nations

The presidency of next year’s Cop26 climate talks will bring vulnerable countries and donors together to address climate and development challenges

UK aid budget cuts undermine trust ahead of Cop26 summit, experts warn

UK aid budget cuts undermine trust ahead of Cop26 summit, experts warn

As developing countries prepare to negotiate a scaling up of climate finance at next year’s Cop26, the UK host faces criticism for reneging on its aid commitment

EIB approves €1 trillion green investment plan to become 'climate bank'

EIB approves €1 trillion green investment plan to become ‘climate bank’

The EU investment arm’s climate roadmap ends lending to airport expansions but does not require all the bank’s intermediaries to have decarbonisation plans

Asian development banks resist coal phase-out pledge at French summit

Asian development banks resist coal phase-out pledge at French summit

Despite net zero pledges from the governments of China, Japan and South Korea, the ADB and AIIB are reluctant to commit to reducing finance to fossil fuels

As young people, we urge financial institutions to stop financing fossil fuels

As young people, we urge financial institutions to stop financing fossil fuels

Development banks supporting dirty projects are exacerbating climate chaos. This year needs to be a turning point to a just and sustainable future

OECD: One-fifth of climate finance goes to adaptation as share of loans grows

OECD: One-fifth of climate finance goes to adaptation as share of loans grows

Donor countries mobilised $78.9 billion of climate aid in 2018, but developing nations are expected to pay back nearly three quarters of the money

Oxfam: Rich countries are not delivering on $100bn climate finance promise

Oxfam: Rich countries are not delivering on $100bn climate finance promise

Nearly 80% of climate finance is in the form of loans that must be repaid, adding to the debt burden of the poorest countries, anti-poverty campaigners found

Ballooning debt cripples poor countries' hopes of green recovery from Covid

Ballooning debt cripples poor countries’ hopes of green recovery from Covid

Vulnerable countries are struggling to survive the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, let alone build back better, as debts mount up

Campaigners confront IMF chief over green recovery contradictions

Campaigners confront IMF chief over green recovery contradictions

Analysis shows IMF advice to countries accessing Covid-19 emergency funds fails to systematically address climate risks and implicitly endorses fossil fuel subsidies

UN fund pays Indonesia for forest protection as deforestation rises

UN fund pays Indonesia for forest protection as deforestation rises

Campaigners accuse the Green Climate Fund of letting governments game the UN’s Redd+ forest protection scheme, as Indonesia is awarded $103 million

The EIB has further to go to become the "EU Climate Bank"

The EIB has further to go to become the “EU Climate Bank”

The European Investment Bank should stop supporting airport expansion and close the loopholes in its policy against lending to fossil fuels

UK aid and foreign ministry merger raises fears for politicisation of climate finance

UK aid and foreign ministry merger raises fears for politicisation of climate finance

The move puts Britain’s economic interests abroad above efforts to eliminate poverty and protect the most vulnerable, experts warn

Coronavirus delays work to protect the world's poor from climate shocks

Coronavirus delays work to protect the world’s poor from climate shocks

Travel restrictions and patchy internet access are slowing down efforts to improve resilience to weather extremes like cyclones Amphan and Nisarga

Clean energy is vital to the Covid-19 response in the world's poorest countries

Clean energy is vital to the Covid-19 response in the world’s poorest countries

Renewable mini-grids can power health facilities and irrigation systems, making communities more resilient to future pandemics and climate shocks

Merkel: don't neglect climate finance to the world's poor

Merkel: don’t neglect climate finance to the world’s poor

As rich countries spend billions bailing out industries hit by the Covid-19 slump, the German chancellor urged them not to forget their climate commitments

Net zero goal ‘greatest commercial opportunity of our time,' says Mark Carney

Net zero goal ‘greatest commercial opportunity of our time,’ says Mark Carney

Incoming UN special envoy, Cop26 president Alok Sharma and ECB president Christine Lagarde set out agenda for private finance at UN climate talks

Cop25: What was achieved and where to next?

Cop25: What was achieved and where to next?

After two weeks of talks, many issues remain unresolved. Here we break down the major fights and minor breakthroughs of the UN conference in Madrid

In depth: The EU's plan to become the first climate-neutral continent

In depth: The EU’s plan to become the first climate-neutral continent

CHN’s media partner EURACTIV takes a look at the ‘king of policies’ that will define Europe’s future, just as the EU finally looks ready to adopt it

Banking on the future - Climate Weekly

Banking on the future – Climate Weekly

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European Investment Bank ends lending to fossil fuel projects

European Investment Bank ends lending to fossil fuel projects

EU finance ministers agreed to phase out EIB lending to unabated oil and gas projects, overcoming opposition from some member states in marathon board meeting

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