Indigenous people protect the forests but the organisation writing up a rule-book for high-quality carbon offsets has not adequately consulted them
Shell’s rice farming offset projects are under review. Climate Home found them riddled with accounting loopholes and questionable integrity claims.
Cop27 resulted in the historic decision of setting up a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries, but success depends on a few key actions.
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Indigenous people in Nicaragua have accused a Green Climate Fund project of exacerbating violence with settlers invading their land
Six Asian countries will share two seats on the committee due to start work on establishing a fund for climate victims
Five countries had loan packages approved under the IMF’s first sustainability fund, but concerns remain about whether it will boost resilience for the most vulnerable nations
The CEO of the Climate Investment Funds has been picked to head the Green Climate Fund as its board faces its first complaint case
A Vietnam government partner suggested that even Hanoi is unaware of the details of the energy transition package
Researchers are working with eight developing countries to pool resources and respond to climate disasters with local solutions
The World Bank argues the project will accelerate the energy transition in southern Africa, but people facing displacement say their voices are not being heard
The process to create Canada’s first guide for green investiments has been accused of being undemocratic and extending the life of polluting fuels.
They won’t reveal who is paying what or how it will be spent and one bank said their $1bn contribution is just something they’re “willing to consider”
Negotiators will gather in Egypt at the end of March to discuss a fund for climate victims, whether the Asia-Pacific group has nominated its members or not
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India wants the World Bank to lend more money for climate finance, at cheaper rates, in developing countries and will use its G20 chair to push this agenda
The bank plans to relax its lending rules to channel more money into projects tackling climate change – but officials pushing the reform say it is too timid
More companies claim that supply-chain carbon removal is the way forward. But a new report raises concern over the credibility and transparency of insetting.
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The bank is under pressure to free up more money to tackle climate change but one expert said this measure does not go far enough