Political deadlock has put $1bn in green projects on hold

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Green Climate Fund board meets in Bahrain three months after a contentious meeting failed to approve any money for projects in developing countries

Project developers bidding for $1.1bn from the Green Climate Fund are looking anxiously for board approval in Bahrain this week. The fund's last board meeting in July collapsed with no agreement on...

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