One of the few highlights at the Copenhagen climate conference in 2009 was the announcement of the Green Climate Fund (GCF).| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
While the decision to establish the Adaptation Fund (AF) was made in 2001 during the seventh climate conference in Marrakech, the fund was not able to commence its work until 2008.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
With its adoption of the 2017 federal budget, Germany’s governing coalition has also defined the outlook for climate finance in the coming year: climate aid for poor countries is on the rise. On closer inspection however, the growth will not be enough to fulfill Chancellor Merkel’s pledge to double the public funds earmarked for climate […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
Two weeks ago, representatives of around 40 governments gathered for the annual Petersberg Climate Dialog on the invitation of German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks and the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
Preparations for the federal budget 2025 will show whether Germany intends to keep its promise to increase climate finance to at least six billion euros per year by 2025. At present, this does not look likely.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
The Fourth United Nations (UN) Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Sevilla, Spain, is about to start – and the stakes are high for strengthening the global financial architecture to deliver on climate justice and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). 1. A Crucial Moment for […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
We wrote about it previously, and now the German government has confirmed that the Chancellor’s commitment to double German climate finance by 2020 seems to be subject to some fairly creative accounting. It’s worth a closer look. At the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in May 2015, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany would double its […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
According to newly released figures, German climate finance in 2022 has surpassed €6 billion, meeting the level promised for 2025 three years early. Worth a quick analysis.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
International climate finance is not an act of charity – it is a strategic necessity. In a world of geopolitical upheaval, international climate finance serves as a strategic instrument for stable partnerships and secures jobs and economic stability in Germany.... more The post Six good reasons for more international climate finance appeared first on The German contribution to International Climate Finance.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
A Critical Moment for Climate Finance before the upcoming Spring Meetings of World Bank and IMF As the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) take place from April 23rd to 25th,... more The post Keeping Pace: Germany’s Imperative to Uphold Climate Commitments within International Financial Institutions Amid U.S. Retrenchment appeared first on The German contribution to International Climate Finance.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
At its 44th Board meeting on 10 and 11 April 2025 in Bonn, the Adaptation Fund (AF) took important decisions that put the Fund on the right track to fulfill its mandate in line with the New Collective Quantified Goal... more The post 44th Adaptation Fund Board meeting: Important steps taken to triple outflows and scale up direct access in line with the NCQG appeared first on The German contribution to International Climate Finance.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
The UN Adaptation Fund once again fell well short of its $300 funding target at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku in November 2024. It is uncertain whether the fund will even be able to implement all the projects in the pipeline for 2025 with the funds currently available. The financial resources of […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
German climate finance is not to grow in 2022 and 2023 as would be consistent with gradually fulfil the German government’s pledge made the G7 summit in 2021.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
At the G7 summit, Germany commits to increase the budget allocations for climate finance from currently around four billion euros to six billion euros annually by 2025 at the latest.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
The new global climate finance goal (NCQG) adopted by the UN climate summit COP29 in Baku is a huge disappointment. No more than a minimum consensus could be reached. Some hopes now rest on a roadmap to COP30.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
The New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), i.e. the new climate finance target to be adopted by the international community at the Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29) in November 2024, is a central and hotly debated topic on the international stage, as a recently published article by the Heinrich Böll Foundation analysed in detail. […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
Developed countries failed to keep their promise to ramp up climate-related financial assistance to $100 billion a year by 2020. OECD now reports that in 2020, a level of $83 billion had been reached.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
The new Loss and Damage Fund (FRLD) aims to support climate-vulnerable countries against escalating damages. Despite meeting setup milestones, key questions on funding scale, the operational model, and access policies remain unresolved. Can the FRLD truly deliver? When last year’s... more The post One Year in, New Loss and Damage Fund Has Met Deadlines, but Decisions on its Vision, Scope, and Scale Are still to Come appeared first on The German contribution to International Climate Finance.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
For the second year in a row, the Climate Adaptation Finance Index (CAFI) reveals alarming results with regard to the equitable distribution of international climate adaptation finance. The index shows how risk-appropriate and therefore climate-just international adaptation finance is distributed... more The post Still unfair: international climate change adaptation financing appeared first on The German contribution to International Climate Finance.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
COP29 in Baku will decide the future of global climate finance. As developing nations demand $1 trillion in annual support, tensions rise over who should contribute and how funds are allocated. Will this summit deliver on the promise of climate... more The post Decision for New Climate Finance Goal at COP29 Will Mark the Future of Climate Justice and Equity in the Multilateral Climate Regime appeared first on The German contribution to International Climate Finance.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
According to the German government’s climate finance report recently submitted to Brussels, budget allocations for climate finance in 2023 have fallen significantly compared to the previous year, now once again below the target of at least six billion euros per year. 2025 will see more troubles, as the government is planning more cuts to the […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
Good news just in time for the Bonn climate talks SB60: In 2022, developed countries’ climate finance has reached and even exceeded $100 billion, a level originally promised for 2020. Yet, some issues remain. Since developed countries promised, back in 2009, to increase financial assistance to support climate action in lower-income countries to $100 billion […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
A new target for climate financing is to be agreed internationally before the end of the year. If it is to meet the challenges of climate change, it must be significantly higher than the previous USD 100 billion target for international climate finance. There are several relevant processes on the international political calendar for 2024 […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
Estimates show that the actual effort by developed countries in providing climate finance in 2022 has been less than a third of what officially reported figures seem to suggest.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
