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G7: Meagre results for climate finance

3. July 2022 |

At the G7 summit, heads of state and government also discussed financial support for poorer countries for cutting emissions and adaptating to climate change – with less-than-impressive results. One can hardly claim that the G7 summit made any significant progress... more

International climate finance / G20/G7

After the May ministerials: where does Germany’s G7 presidency stand on climate impacts finance?

3. June 2022 |

A busy month for Germany’s G7 presidency has come to an end, with preparations for the G7 leaders’ summit in the Bavarian mountains, scheduled from the 26th to 28th of June, heating up. A number of climate action relevant ministerials... more

G20/G7 / 100 billion / International climate finance

German G7 presidency: Five areas for advancing climate finance in 2022

2. March 2022 |

Germany’s G7 presidency in 2022 offers a unique opportunity for the (still relatively) new German government to advance the global climate finance agenda – and make good for some of the rich countries’ (including Germany’s) shortfalls of the past and... more

PublicationG20/G7 / 100 billion

G7 in 2022: Five areas for advancing climate finance

2. March 2022 |

Germany’s presidency of the 2022 G7 process offers a unique opportunity for the new German government to advance the global climate finance agenda – and make good for some of the rich countries’ (including Germany’s) shortfalls of the past. This... more

100 billion / G20/G7 / German climate finance / Pledges & Commitments

G7 Summit: Germany pledges to increase climate finance

15. June 2021 |

Surprise at the last minute: just before the emd of the G7 summit, Germany commits to increase the budget allocations for climate finance from currently around four billion euros to six billion euros annually by 2025 at the latest. A... more

G20/G7 / Private climate finance

Compact with Africa: Is the G20 investment program undermining the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030?

15. May 2017 |

The G20, the group of the world’s leading industrial and emerging countries, is a central forum for shaping the conditions that govern the global economy and the financial world. For some years now, sustainable development, climate policy and green growth... more

G20/G7 / International climate finance / Private climate finance

G20 must set the course on international climate finance

30. March 2017 |

Financial support for poorer countries from those who are largely to blame for climate change is a key prerequisite for international cooperation in climate policy. While this issue is not explicitly part of the official G20 agenda, current processes within... more

G20/G7 / Implementation of climate finance / Other issues

A G20 partnership for climate risk insurance?

28. March 2017 |

When the G20 gather for their annual summit in Hamburg in July, climate policy will be one of the items on the agenda – at least this is the intention of the German Presidency of the meeting. Discussions will focus... more

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Climate 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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