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Germany’s 2020 federal budget: Merkel’s climate finance pledge wobbles

18. September 2019 |

Germany’s draft federal budget for the coming year currently lacks at least 500 million euros needed to fulfill the Chancellor’s pledge to double climate finance by 2020. A further shortfall is being minimized by creative accounting. Will the current budget... more

100 billion / Federal budget / German climate finance

Climate finance in the German Coalition Agreement: Business-as-usual or hope for more ambition?

20. February 2018 |

Regarding the domestic climate action in Germany the coalition agreement gives great cause for criticism. But what about the climate finance, thus the financial support for the poorer countries for the mastery of climate change? A brief look into the... more

UNFCCC / 100 billion / Adaptation Fund / International climate finance

Climate finance at COP23: results at a glance

COP23 delivered only little progress on climate finance Photo © IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth

24. November 2017 |

At the Bonn World Climate Conference COP23, once again, climate finance proved to be a sticky topic. Two sensitive issues delayed the closing of the conference until the early hours of Saturday. Overall, little has been achieved, developed countries prevented... more

International climate finance / 100 billion / Adaptation Fund

Seven steps the UN climate talks COP23 could take to advance climate finance

1. November 2017 |

When COP23 opens its gates this week, many negotiators will mostly want to focus on two issues: the rulebook of for implementing the Paris Agreement, although it seems the term rulebook is too strong for the taste of some who... more

100 billion / Federal budget / Implementation of climate finance

The German federal elections: what do the parties have to offer regarding climate finance?

22. September 2017 |

The Paris Agreement is something of a lifeline, in particular for people in poor countries whose livelihoods are increasingly being destroyed by storms, floods or droughts. The agreement is considered a milestone in international climate diplomacy. It aims to limit... more

Federal budget / 100 billion / German climate finance

German climate finance: a “doubling” only on paper?

9. February 2017 |

We wrote about it previously, and now the German government has confirmed that the Chancellor’s commitment to double German climate finance by 2020 seems to be subject to some fairly creative accounting. It’s worth a closer look. At the Petersberg... more

International climate finance / 100 billion

COP22 in Marrakesh: Some commitments, but no fundamental change in funding for adaptation

2. December 2016 |

As in previous years, climate finance was one of the most controversial issues at this year’s climate conference COP22 in Marrakech – one that has been hotly debated since the Copenhagen conference in 2009, when the industrialized countries pledged to... more

100 billion / International climate finance / Private climate finance / Transparency

US$ 100 billion climate finance roadmap leaves room for improvement

1. November 2016 |

Just in time for the next UN climate change conference COP22 in Morocco, developed countries have now, finally, presented their climate finance roadmap how they project to meet their promise to ramp up climate finance to US$ 100 billion a... more

100 billion / International climate finance

Six months to craft a roadmap to 100 billion

8. June 2016 |

Ever since, back in 2009, at the Copenhagen climate summit, developed countries made the promise to ramp up climate finance so it reaches the level of $100 billion a year by 2020, developing countries have asked for a roadmap to... more

100 billion / International climate finance / Private climate finance

OECD report on climate finance: Fit for purpose or well on the way to meet the $100 billion promise?

8. October 2015 |

Pressure is mounting on rich countries to ramp up financial support for developing countries to the promised $100 billion a year by 2020. It’s been said several times, including by French President Francois Hollande, that failing to deliver on that... more