#COP29 新闻
The global fund’s fifth meeting closed with the amount available to help vulnerable nations cope with climate risk reduced by more than US$50 million.
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There may be hope for methane abatement with recently proposed guidelines and funding pledges. But with the United States back-pedalling on climate policies, will they be enough?
The architect of the Paris Agreement says Brazil will not be influenced by fossil fuel companies like previous petrostate COP hosts, even if the Latin American nation is looking to expand exploration of oil in the Amazon rainforest.
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.
#COP29 观点
There is scepticism around climate finance through private investments, and if private finance is to play a bigger role, policy reforms ahead of this year’s COP30 are needed. Alternatively, could the G20 or BRICS lead on climate finance?
Five looming decisions in the development finance world could help to mitigate environmental and social risks of transition minerals, write Boston University researchers.
Public development banks must spearhead a systemic overhaul of global finance to ensure climate funding reaches the most vulnerable and accelerates the green transition.
The financing gap is huge, but time is short. Given the inadequacy of a promised new climate finance goal, Southeast Asia should look beyond UN-led conferences to crowd in other sources of capital to tackle the climate crisis.
#COP29 播客
UN climate report authors need to commit to the integrity of assessment processes while working with governments with differing interests. Dr Theresa Wong tells the Eco-Business podcast why the stakes are high to get climate science right.
#COP29 新闻发布稿
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Financing for development: Reforming global systems to drive progress
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
World must pull together to build a fairer, more sustainable planet: UNEP annual report
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Small island nations: How oceans offer solutions to climate change
