On the forested slopes of Benguet in the Philippines, two young Indigenous entrepreneurs are proving that business can be both an act of cultural preservation and environmental stewardship.| FSC Indigenous Foundation
July 30, 2025—Seventeen (17) new climate projects valued at USD1.225 billion are set to benefit low-income developing countries and small islands developing states, including 26 member countries of the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Group (CVF-V20). These were deliberated and approved during the 42nd Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board Meeting held last June 30 to […] The post 42nd GCF Board Decisions Unlock Critical Support for 26 CVF-V20 Nations appeared first on CVFV20.Org.| CVFV20.Org
July 30, 2025—A multibillion-dollar regional “debt-for-resilience” facility, supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank, The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Development Bank, will pilot in Barbados before its official inauguration at the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change […] The post Barbados Takes the Lead in Regional Debt Swap Prototype appeared first on CVFV2...| CVFV20.Org
By Rachel Mundilo, Deputy Director for Parliaments and Courts, Membership and Partnership Coordination, CVF-V20 Secretariat July 18, 2025—At the recent Namibia Parliamentary Green Investment Dialogue, the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) put forward a powerful message: developing nations need not choose between economic growth and climate action. The idea that countries must […] The post The Role of Parliaments in Establishing Community Green Zones appeared fir...| CVFV20.Org
A recipient of the Stanley Park Climate Finance Scholarship, Soria hopes to help countries finance their conservation and climate goals.| State of the Planet
In the early 1990s, Australia, along with other wealthier countries, promised to give “new and additional” funding to help developing countries address issues associated with climate change. This is what we now call “climate finance”. Money is no substitute for wealthier countries reducing their emissions, but it does have the potential to help developing countries. ... Read moreDisclosure This research was undertaken with the support of the Gates Foundation. The views represent thos...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Dutch financial services group Aegon has launched the Aegon Investment Grade Climate Transition Fund, aiming to deliver resilient returns while backing the global shift toward a low-carbon economy. The strategy... The post Aegon Launches Aegon Investment Grade Climate Transition Fund Targeting Low-Carbon Economy appeared first on ESG News.| ESG News
In partnership with a local NGO, Canada will finance climate adaptation projects throughout Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.| State of the Planet
The post The Returns on Resilience: A Growth, Stability and Competitiveness Agenda for COP30 appeared first on SYSTEMIQ.| SYSTEMIQ
The post Supply chains, finance and the future of forests appeared first on SYSTEMIQ.| SYSTEMIQ
The International Court of Justice will be delivering its advisory opinion on what obligations countries have to address the impacts of climate change very early morning this Thursday (NZ time). The case started with Pacific youth lobbying governments and civil society to advocate for legal action| www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
Environmental Paper Network (EPN), Fern, BankTrack and the Estonian Council of Environmental NGOs (EKO) are jointly calling on European and international banks and investors not to finance Viru Keemia Grupp/VKG’s planned pulp mill in northeastern Estonia’s Ida-Viru County. A new report published today outlines the devastating effects this pulp mill could have on Estonian nature. […]| Environmental Paper Network
Global Shield at GPDRR 2025: Driving Resilience Through Inclusive Innovation| The Global Shield against Climate Risks
Learn how cities like Chefchauoen are moving from commitments to real delivery to deliver urgent action and climate finance.| C40 Cities
The re-elected Albanese Labor Government's domestic and international climate initiatives must address our Pacific family's concerns, says Melanie Pill.| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
The Global Shield in action in 2024 to support climate-vulnerable countries, focusing on pre-arranged financing and inclusive resilience.| The Global Shield against Climate Risks
CVF-V20 Joint Multi-Donor Fund (JMDF) Purpose and Vision The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF–V20) Joint Multi-Donor Fund is a pooled funding mechanism launched in 2020 to support 74 climate-vulnerable countries—home to over 1.7 billion people and 22.4% of the global population. The Fund is designed to advance climate prosperity, promote South–South […]| CVFV20.Org
How to finance real water justice around the globe? Jo Trevor on four insights from a thought-provoking workshop at the recent Marmalade Festival in Oxford.| Views & Voices
The Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) hosted the 4th Annual Regional Dialogue 2025, in Islamabad on 5 May. The dialogue, titled ‘Pathways to Peace and Prosperity in Turbulent Times’ saw policymakers and experts calling for urgent regional cooperation in tackling the escalating climate vulnerabilities of South Asian countries. Emphasizing that Pakistan is amongst the world’s […]| CVFV20.Org
The Fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4), scheduled from 30 June to 3 July in Seville, Spain, is a crucial opportunity for CVF countries to address systemic barriers to building economic resilience and sustainable development in an increasingly polarized world. Four preparatory committee meetings have been held, which aimed to refine policy recommendations, assess progress […]| CVFV20.Org
Google's CEO looks to defend Google's status as the dominant search engine in antitrust trial as the outcome of the trail could reshape the internet.| Impakter
Schneider Electric signs Charter for Paris-Aligned and High-Integrity Carbon Credits – a new initiative spearheaded by the French Ministry for Ecological Transition| EcoAct
Evans Njewa, Chair of the LDC Group Climate change is not a distant threat — it’s an urgent crisis affecting the world’s most vulnerable nations, particularly the 45 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) that I represent. These nations, already struggling with poverty and limited resources, are bearing the brunt of a crisis that they have contributed [...]| LDC Climate Change
Sonam P Wangdi Some weeks ago, torrential rains swept across Haiti for three days, taking lives as rivers across the centre and northern parts of the island overtopped their banks, affecting thousands.For me, it brings back sad memories of last year’s monsoon season as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) across South East Asia grappled with unusually [...]| LDC Climate Change
Cecilia Silva Bernardo I have been working on climate change in my home country of Angola for the past ten years. I don’t know how I fell in love with climate adaptation – the process of preparing and adjusting to actual and expected climate changes – but something drew me to it. In December 2016, [...]| LDC Climate Change
By Sonam P. Wangdi Earth Day 2020 and we are living amidst two global crises. We face a pandemic and a changing climate, both with devastating and far reaching impacts. Both disproportionately impacting the poor and vulnerable, and magnifying existing challenges. The theme for Earth Day is climate action, recognizing that climate change presents a [...]| LDC Climate Change
By Sonam P. Wangdi Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, surrounded by wispy clouds and ancient forests that go on for miles, there lies my home country of the Kingdom of Bhutan. A small, pristine oasis of only 800,000 people, well known for its Gross National Happiness Index, Bhutan ranks highly in economic freedom, [...]| LDC Climate Change
Tenzin Wangmo and Manjeet Dhakal Rules alone will not get us anywhere; we need urgent and more ambitious climate action 2019 will be a critical year for carrying forward the momentum on climate action generated last year through COP24, the Talanoa Dialogue and the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (1.5°C Special Report). [...]| LDC Climate Change
This executive summary is based on the full report, “China Green Finance Status and Trends 2024-2025” by Mengdi Yue and Christoph Nedopil, published by the Griffith Asia Institute and the Green Finance & Development Center. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of China’s green finance policies, market developments, and strategic recommendations to accelerate the sector’s [...]| Green Finance & Development Center
We are proud to announce the appointment of Minnie Degawan as its new Managing Director| FSC Indigenous Foundation
By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ In Cop 29’s “Finance agreement” diplomacy is truly the art of agreeing to nothing. There is no agreement of substance here because there is no substance to this agreement. …| PA Pundits International
Baku's Olympic stadium was always an unlikely arena for the world to strike a landmark climate agreement.| Health Policy Watch
My UCLA colleagues Ted Parson, JP Escudero and I just returned from Baku. Most of our work there related to side talks on advancing methane regulation (and our UCLA project on that topic), but we also got a sense of how the central negotiations were unfolding. As the New York Times and others are reporting, … Continue reading "What’s Making this COP Especially Difficult?"| Legal Planet
A new United Nations (UN) report highlights the “pivotal role” of innovation, digitalisation and finance in meeting ambitious renewable energy targets needed to achieve climate goals.| www.globalgovernmentforum.com
Using machine learning to reveal bank greenwashing and the fossil fuel financing that destroys the Amazon Rainforest| Stand.earth
‘A deciding test for whether the multilateral process is fit-for-purpose’| PA Future
California has long been a leader in launching groundbreaking initiatives to combat the climate crisis. But the climate crisis is also a crisis of inequity, hitting communities of color and low-income communities first and worst and exacerbating health and wealth inequities.| The Greenlining Institute
Explore how the$9 trillion climate finance is critical in driving green investments amid global climate goals.| Carbon Credits
In this new report co-published with the Griffith Asia Institute, we look at major developments, trends, and issues in China’s domestic and overseas green finance.| Green Finance & Development Center
Statement by, Julie Segal, Senior Manager, Climate Finance “Canadian businesses report less than global peers about how they affect, and are affected by,| Environmental Defence
Offsetting has been hailed as a fix for runaway emissions and climate change—but the market’s largest firm sold millions of credits for carbon reductions that weren’t real.| The New Yorker
>>Download pdf of issue brief Green energy transition coal phase-down Vietnam Pakistan BRI Workshop summary Issue Brief Cover| Green Finance & Development Center
In a new report, Florian Wengel (Centre of Sustainable Finance, SOAS University of London), Christoph Nedopil (GFDC), and Uli Volz (also Centre for Sustainable Finance) analyze the opportunities for accelerated coal phase-down and green energy expansion in Vietnam.| Green Finance & Development Center
In a new report, Ziying Song, Christoph Nedopil (both GFDC), Haneea Asad (IEEFA Pakistan) and Muhammad Basit Ghauri (Renewables First Pakistan) analyze the opportunities for accelerated coal phase-down and green energy expansion in Pakistan. | Green Finance & Development Center
