Tag: loss and damage
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Time for Climate Finance That Is Fair and Inclusive: Insights from COP30 Side Event
Overview: A Call for Fairer, More Inclusive Climate Finance The Commonwealth Secretariat highlighted a pivotal message at its official side event during COP30 in Belém, Brazil: climate finance must be fair, inclusive, and accessible to all nations, especially those most vulnerable to climate risks. Co-hosted by the governments of Mauritius and Sri Lanka, the session…
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EU Set to Shape COP30 Week 2 Talks as Hoekstra Leads EU Negotiating Team
EU Leading the Charge in Week 2 of COP30 The second week of COP30, taking place in Belém, Brazil, is shaping up to be pivotal for EU climate diplomacy. Wopke Hoekstra, the European Commission’s Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, will spearhead the EU negotiating team from 17 to 21 November. Tasked with…
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COP30 and Africa’s Climate Finance Gap: What Africa Wants and What It Gets
Overview: Africa’s High Stakes at COP30 As COP30 approaches, African negotiators carry a clear message: climate action cannot advance without adequate finance. The continent has long argued that meeting its Paris Agreement objectives requires substantial funding to cut emissions, bolster resilience, and address the loss and damage that climate impacts impose on communities, economies, and…
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COP30 and Africa’s Climate Finance Gap: Unpacking Exclusion and the Road Ahead
COP30: Africa’s Climate Cost and Finance Exclusion The run-up to COP30 is casting a stark light on Africa’s climate finance needs and the gaps that persist after COP29. African negotiators initially pushed for roughly $1.3 trillion per year to meet Paris Agreement objectives. That figure, built on the continent’s projected adaptation costs, energy transition needs,…
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COP30 Spotlight: Africa’s Climate Cost and the Finance Gap
Context: Africa’s Ambitious Cost Estimate African negotiators have long argued that meeting the Paris Agreement objectives requires a far larger influx of climate finance than the global average. Early estimates put the annual requirement around $1.3 trillion, a figure reflecting the continent’s development needs, vulnerability to climate impacts, and the scale of adaptation and resilience…
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COP30 Opens with a New Reality: Wealthier Nations Move from Rhetoric to Delivery
COP30 Opens amid a Moment of Realignment The climate summit in its early hours already signals a shift in how negotiations might unfold. After months of pointed rhetoric and gradual drift, richer nations appear to be deploying a more purposeful strategy, aiming to align pledges with tangible actions. As delegates from 150 countries gather, the…
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Cop30 Begins with a Reboot: Wealthier Nations Accelerate Pledges as Summit Opens
Cop30 Opens with a New Sense of Urgency The 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Cop30) began amid a shift in tone and strategy. After years of protracted negotiations and delays, the summit has seen a more assertive approach from some of the world’s wealthier nations, signaling…
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At UN climate summit, vulnerable nations share harrowing accounts as warming intensifies
Belem hosts urgent confrontation with a warming world Officials and delegates from nations most exposed to climate change converged in Belem, Brazil, for the annual United Nations climate gathering. They arrived with a clear message: the harms of Earth’s warming are no longer theoretical but present, personal, and increasingly costly. As world leaders meet on…
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At UN climate summit, vulnerable nations plead for action
Global spotlight on frontline communities As world leaders converged on the edge of the Amazon rainforest for the annual United Nations climate summit, officials from the globe’s most climate-vulnerable countries delivered blunt, personal accounts of the toll that rising temperatures and extreme weather are taking on their people. The dispatches from capital cities like Port-au-Prince,…
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FRLD Board Advances $250M Allocation Ahead of COP30
FRLD Board Advances the $250M BIM Pilot Ahead of COP30 The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) Board wrapped up its seventh meeting in Manila with decisive steps toward activating the $250 million initial allocation. The move marks a significant milestone for the Loss and Damage pillar of climate finance, providing a tangible…