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GCF meeting in Korea: time to decide

16. May 2014 |

On Sunday, May 18th 2014 the 7th meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is starting in Songdo, South Korea, where the Secretariat of the GCF is based. This meeting may decide upon the future of the... more

Adaptation Fund

The UN Adaptation Fund: Securing funding, strengthening perspectives

12. May 2014 |

The temporary “rescue” of the Adaptation Fund (AF) was one of the few bright spots of the United Nations climate change conference in Warsaw. Developing countries and many representatives of non-governmental organizations argued for additional pledges from developed countries. The... more

German climate finance

German Federal Budget 2014: Cutbacks Hit Climate Aid

2. May 2014 |

Only in late 2013, at the UN climate conference in Warsaw, Germany signed a resolution that specifically called on the industrialized countries to ensure a continuous rise in funding, especially public funding, over the coming years. Apparently, since then the... more

German climate finance

The German 2014 federal budget: climate finance commitments to be cut

3. July 2013 |

If the German federal government follows through with its plans, the promised increase in financial support for poor countries for climate protection and adaptation to climate change will soon come to an end. That, at any rate, is apparent from... more

German climate finance

The German 2014 federal budget: climate financing secured, development aid cut?

15. March 2013 |

The “key figures” that were presented this week for the 2014 German federal budget represent a de facto cut in development aid funding by nearly €250 million from 2013 – even though the budget of the Ministry for Economic Cooperation... more

German climate finance

What does the 2013 federal budget provide in funding for climate change measures?

10. September 2012 |

As the summer break has come to a close, debate on the 2013 federal budget is beginning in the Bundestag. The government draft has been available for some time already and the question is now being raised about how things... more

German climate finance

Key figures of the 2013 German federal budget: has the energy turnaround suddenly become cheaper?

22. March 2012 |

Federal government budgets less money for climate protection According to the plans of the German federal government, the transformation of Germany’s national energy supply will now apparently require a billion euros less in 2013 than previously planned. At any rate,... more

German climate finance / Transparency

German climate financing for next year – the lack of transparency remains

28. November 2011 |

On 25 November 2011, the German parliament approved the 2012 federal budget, and in doing so, cast the die for international climate change financing in the coming year. How much funding will be available to finance mitigation and adaptation measures,... more

Puplications

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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