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Funding Climate Related Loss and Damage
We finally have a Fund for Responding to Climate-related Loss and Damage. Now, we must scale it up. Climate-related loss and damage are over $100bn per year and rising. Passing
It’s time for ‘adaptation smart’ credit ratings that account for climate change
Climate change isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a financial one too. For financial institutions, but also for governments. As global temperatures rise, and extreme weather events become more
Strengthening International Commitments to Shift Public Financial Flows Away from Fossil Fuels: Lessons from a Workshop
Public financial flows for fossil fuels are a major barrier to the transition to sustainable societies. These flows lock in overconsumption and -production of fossil fuels. They come in various
Driving circularity through a Value Added Tax: publication of a new report advocating for a French circular VAT
On the 21st of November 2023, Emmanuelle Ledoux, Chief executive of the Institut National de l’Économie Circulaire (INEC), and Emery Jacquillat, Chairman of Camif, presented to the French Minister for
Landscape of Climate Finance for Land Use in Brazil – Agricultural Credit Policy
Rural credit is the primary climate finance instrument for land use in Brazil, amounting to an average of US$ 3.2 billion/year between 2015 and 2020. This value, however, represents only
Carbon pricing – the role of fiscal policies
by Professor Nathan Sussman [1] Carbon pricing and global warming Despite declarations made since 2015 to limit carbon emissions to avert global warming above 1.5 Celsius, the remaining carbon budget
