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    December 14, 2014

    COP20 Lays the Groundwork for Paris Climate Pact: 7 Key Developments

    • Finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP20
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Participants at December 2014 international climate conference in Lima
    • Finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP20
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
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    December 11, 2014

    International Development Finance Club Commits $89 Billion to Climate Finance in 2013

    • Climate
    • Economics
    • development
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • international climate policy
    The IDFC can direct more finance to adaptation. Photo by University College London/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • development
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    Quick Perspective on UN Secretary-General’s Vision for a Post-2015 Agenda

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • development
    • human rights
    • climate science
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Photo by UNDP via OXFAM/Flickr.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • development
    • human rights
    • climate science
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    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
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • Paris Agreement
    • transportation
    Finance
    Insights
    December 9, 2014

    Building Climate Equity and International Consensus from the Ground Up

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP20
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • human rights
    • UNFCCC
    Scaling up renewable energy access; government installed solar energy in Sumba island, Indonesia. Photo by Asia Development Bank/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP20
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • human rights
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2014

    How Can Adaptation Finance Help the Most Vulnerable Communities?

    • International Climate Action
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Ensuring funding meets the adaptation needs of communities remains a challenge. (Paoay, Philippines) Photo by Ilocos Norte/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Insights
    December 7, 2014

    3 Issues to Watch as Lima Climate Talks Head to the Finish Line

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • UNFCCC
    COP 20 - UN Climate Change Conference - Lima (Photo by UNFCCC)
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 5, 2014

    Three Lessons from Japan's Climate Finance - Coal Controversy

    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • 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
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Insights
    December 4, 2014

    Estimating Climate Finance Mobilization Toward $100 Billion and Beyond

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Making the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy is going to take a lot of investment, and the limited budgets of the public sector can’t tackle it alone. Photo by DFID/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 17, 2014

    US, Japan Pledge $4.5 Billion to Green Climate Fund, but Are the Conditions Fair?

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    A flooded rice field in Japan. Photo by Phil Hendley/FLICKR.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Insights
    November 13, 2014

    U.S. Pledge to Green Climate Fund Could Build Climate Action Momentum

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    One of the most challenging and important sticking points in the international climate negotiations is the money to help poor countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Sudipto Das, Global Environment Facility
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 27, 2014

    4 Keys to Scaled-up Climate Investment in Brazil

    • Finance
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • Green Climate Fund
    São Paulo , Brazil. Photo Credit: veebruar/Flickr
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Insights
    October 24, 2014

    The Green Climate Fund Is Now Ready for Ambitious Pledges

    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    The Green Climate Fund is the most ambitious climate finance fund thus far, with a goal of completely transforming sectors and economies toward low-emission, climate-resilient development Photo Credit: Solar Electric Light Fund/Flickr
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 10, 2014

    The $10 Billion Question: Will the Green Climate Fund Live Up to Expectations?

    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Many developing countries are counting on the Fund to deliver meaningful resources by mid- to late 2015. Photo credit: DFID UK/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    September 30, 2014

    With Compact of Mayors, Cities Lead on Tackling Climate Change at UN Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • transportation
    Through the Compact of Mayors and parallel initiatives, cities are making ambitious commitments to curb emissions, adopting new greenhouse gas emissions measuring standards, and supporting the financing of low-carbon infrastructure. Photo Credit: Braden/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • transportation
    Finance
    Insights
    September 23, 2014

    Analyzing Outcomes from the UN Climate Summit

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    More than 125 heads of state and government officials gathered for the UN Climate Summit 2014 in New York City. Photo credit: Holger Dalkmann, WRI
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    September 22, 2014

    3 Climate Finance Highlights to Watch for at the NYC Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    NYC People's Climate March, September 21, 2014. Photo Credit: United Nations/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Insights
    August 18, 2014

    Towards A New Global Development Agenda: 5 Key Questions

    • Equity & Governance
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • development
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • Equity & Governance
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • development
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Insights
    July 3, 2014

    Learning from a “Living Laboratory”: 5 Lessons for the Green Climate Fund

    • climate investment funds
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Green Climate Fund
    Tanzanian farmer with drought-affected maize.Climate change affects businesses, communities, government, and more, so it cannot be addressed without a range of actors stepping up. Photo Credit: Anne Wangalachi/CIMMYT
    • climate investment funds
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Insights
    June 30, 2014

    Closing the Renewable Energy Investment Gap

    • Energy
    • climate investment funds
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    Wind farm in Palmas, Brazil. The Global Status Report gives other encouraging examples of the falling cost of renewables, especially in major emerging markets. Photo Credit: Carla Wosniak/Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate investment funds
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • renewable energy

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