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  • climate finance
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  • climate finance
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In the Time of COVID-19, China Could Be Pivotal in Swapping Debt for Climate and Health Action

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • Finance
  • health
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  • Climate
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  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • Finance
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Why Should Governments Refill the Green Climate Fund's Coffers?

  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
A new solar project funded by the GCF will provide energy to Central Mongolia.
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund

3 Climate and Energy Issues to Watch During the Modi-Obama State Visit

  • Climate
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Releases New Environmental and Social Standards. How Do They Stack Up?

  • climate finance
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  • multilateral development banks
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Will China Lead the Way on Green Finance?

  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • renewable energy
Workers install solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs in China. Photo by The Climate Group/Flickr.
  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • renewable energy
Insights

Asia’s Investment Bank: A New Chapter in Sustainable Development

  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) can be a powerful force for improving infrastructure in the developing world—but only if its investments benefit local communities and the environment. Photo by World Bank/Flickr.
  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
Research

Going in the Right Direction?

3 Promising Pathways to Finance Sustainable Cities

  • Cities
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • COP20
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • Paris Agreement
  • transportation
Leaders at COP20 can explore a range of sources for financing low-carbon urban development including multilateral investment banks, private investors, and innovative initatives like the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions or climate-themed bonds. (Mexico City, Mexico) Photo by Boris G/Flickr.
  • Cities
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  • climate finance
  • COP20
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  • multilateral development banks
  • Paris Agreement
  • transportation
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Three Lessons from Japan's Climate Finance - Coal Controversy

  • International Climate Action
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  • climate finance
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
All development finance, not just climate finance, ultimately needs to be consistent with climate goals. Photo credit: peggdavis66, Flickr
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  • climate finance
  • fossil fuels
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  • UNFCCC
Research
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