About us

The website www.germanclimatefinance.de is a joint project of Brot für die Welt, CARE Germany-Luxembourg, Germanwatch, Heinrich-Böll-Foundation and Oxfam Germany. The website has existed since 2011 and aims to provide an independent accompaniment of the international climate finance provided by the German government. More backround on the website…

The website is managed by a steering group which consists of representatives of the participating organisations. The members bring in their expertise on different topics related to climate finance and use the website as a platform to publish articles and publications. The steering group is supported by a website coordinator. The website also collaborates with other civil society actors that can publish guest articles on the website.

Members of the steering group

Brot für die Welt: Sabine Minninger, Policy Advisor on Climate and Energy

CARE: Sven Harmeling, Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator (CARE International)

Germanwatch: David Eckstein, Policy Advisor on Climate Finance and Investments

Heinrich-Böll-Foundation: Björn Ecklundt, Project Manager Ecology and Sustainable Development

Oxfam Germany: Jan Kowalzig, Senior Policy Advisor Climate Change

Website Coordination: Christine Lottje, Freelance Consultant

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Puplications
  • Climate Finance Short-Changed, Update 2024Climate Finance Short-Changed, 2024 Update: Estimating the real value of the $100 billion commitment for 2021-22In 2009, rich countries promised to ramnp up climate finance to $100bn a year by 2020 to support climate action in lower-income countries low- and middle-income countries. According to the OECD, climate finance in 2022 stood at nearly $116 billion, reaching an surpassing the level originally promised for 2020. In this new analysis, Oxfam estimates the impact of generous accounting pracitices that lead to significant over-estimation of provided support. By that estimate, the actual, support effort by developed countries specifically targeting climate action may have amlounted to a mere $28-35 billion, much lower than what officially reported figures seem to suggest. This Methodoloy Note explains how the estimate was calculated.
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  • 10 things to know about climate finance (2024)The publication by Heinrich-Böll-Foundation provides an overview of the most important developments and facts on international climate finance in 2024.
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