Climate finance
AIIB must stop backing gas in climate-hit Bangladesh
The Beijing-headquartered development bank is skewed towards fossil fuels, when it should be helping poorer countries access clean renewable power
African ministers lobby UK for control of climate aid
Ministers from Uganda and the Gambia met the UK’s development secretary to ask for more say over how climate finance is spent
Climate finance misses its mark in Ugandan landslide zones
On the slopes of Mount Elgon, residents live in fear of the next deadly landslide, as tree-planting solutions fail to take root
One billion without power need new World Bank president to keep faith
As the bank welcomes its new boss, he must fulfil its mission to prevent climate change by bringing clean energy to those currently in the dark
Macron puts European climate bank on EU election agenda
French proponent ‘pleased’ Macron has backed a new institution, although the president’s support was left deliberately vague, said a government official
Bill Gates throws new weight and cash into climate fight
In back-to-back events this week, the billionaire launched projects to slow global warming and limit the damage it causes
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Struggling climate funds must be renewed, says Uruguay minister
Promises of climate cash remain unfulfilled, said Eineda de León, who also called for unity in a region split by the collapse of Venezuela
One tenth of UK climate aid spent through western consultants
Corporate role in UK overseas climate projects revealed for the first time, with critics saying it undermines development of expertise in poor countries
Are we getting climate finance all wrong?
Long term thinking about climate change challenges widely held assumptions about how we spend money today
Board meeting turns ‘toxic’ as UN climate fund runs low
Rich and poor country representatives clash over policy priorities and replenishment at Green Climate Fund board meeting
Development bank climate funding jumped 28% in 2017
Global banks gave $35.2bn in climate finance, although much of it was in loans or did not reach those countries most in need
Why are the world’s climate funds ignoring coral reefs?
Vital marine ecosystems are threatened by ocean warming and acidification, yet get a tiny fraction of climate finance, E3G research shows
UK vetoes two South American climate finance bids
The British board member mounted a solo opposition to rural development projects in Paraguay and Argentina at a Green Climate Fund meeting in Cairo
Climate adaptation cash is failing to reach the poorest, here’s how to fix it
To ensure the most vulnerable communities get the help they need, the Green Climate Fund must look to the already existing adaptation funds
UN climate fund criticised for accrediting growing list of private banks
Growing number of multinational banks becoming conduits for UN climate funds means money will not reach certain projects, NGOs warn
Sick of waiting, poor countries prepare to fight climate change alone
Developing countries have been promised $100bn per year by 2020, with no sign of it arriving some are taking matters into their own hands
Poor world calls for climate finance to fill Trump void
US climate finance axe exposes poor communities worldwide, say negotiators and aid experts, putting pressure on other countries to step up
Ségolène Royal reveals new head for ‘Africa-led’ renewables scheme
Denying allegations of meddling in African clean energy initiative, French environment minister pre-empts board decision on next top official
Africa clean energy row continues in Bonn
African leaders are no-one’s “puppet”, says head of the African group of climate negotiators, after $10bn scheme was said to have been hijacked by the EU