Green Climate Fund to discuss $100bn pledged by rich countries

clock

UN body set up to be world's single biggest source of financing for climate change mitigation faces complex and difficult task

The fate of billions of dollars of promised funding from rich countries to help the developing world adapt to climate change will be discussed on Thursday in Geneva, at the first meeting of the UN's Green...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Politics

Global Briefing: Frustration builds over COP30 accommodation woes

Global Briefing: Frustration builds over COP30 accommodation woes

Brazilian presidency reportedly facing calls to switch climate summit venue, World Bank advances African solar projects, and President Trump's assault on climate action continues

James Murray
clock 08 August 2025 • 9 min read
To be a climate leader globally, the UK must act locally

To be a climate leader globally, the UK must act locally

Over 40 per cent of UK adults say that current net zero plans don’t consider their needs - we can change that by putting people and their communities first, writes British Academy fellow professor Sarah Birch

Professor Sarah Birch, King’s College London and The British Academy
clock 31 July 2025 • 4 min read
Study: UK governance 'creaking' under complexities of net zero drive

Study: UK governance 'creaking' under complexities of net zero drive

British Academy urges government to boost community engagement on climate action and empower local leaders to deliver net zero policy

Stuart Stone
clock 30 July 2025 • 6 min read