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Green Climate Fund Pledge Tracker

May 9, 2023 Expert BlogInternationalJoe Thwaites

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is undergoing its second replenishment round in 2023. Keep track of all the pledges here.

U.S. Delivers for the Green Climate Fund and the World’s Most Vulnerable

April 20, 2023 Expert BlogInternational, United StatesJoe Thwaites, Brendan Guy

After a six-year hiatus, President Biden announced the United States is resuming its contributions to the Green Climate Fund with a new allocation of $1 billion.

The World Bank Needs to Get Serious About Reform

January 9, 2023 Expert BlogInternationalJake Schmidt, Joe Thwaites

The World Bank needs to seriously up its game to help tackle the multiple crises the world is facing.

US International Climate Finance Fails Again to Meet Moment

December 21, 2022 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalJoe Thwaites, Jake Schmidt, Brendan Guy

Congress and the Biden administration must put their money where their mouth is if they want the country to lead in addressing the climate crisis.

Forward Progress at COP27 in Egypt and the Path Ahead

November 21, 2022 Expert BlogInternational, United StatesJake Schmidt, Joe Thwaites, Brendan Guy, Sameer Kwatra, Carolina Herrera, Shruti Shukla, Alvin Lin, Jennifer Skene

Countries leave COP27 showing that they can deliver more equity, implementation, and ambition in the global response to climate change.

The Good, the Bad and the Urgent: MDB Climate Finance in '21

November 11, 2022 Expert BlogInternationalJoe Thwaites

A look at the key findings from the multilateral development banks' joint report on their climate finance in 2021

6 Areas Where Climate Finance Negotiations Need to Deliver at COP27

November 8, 2022 Expert BlogInternationalJoe Thwaites

Devastating climate impacts around the world, a global energy crisis, and a growing number of countries in debt distress have reinforced the urgency of rapidly increasing funding for climate action. Yet rich countries’ failure to deliver on past finance pledges…

Mobilizing Equity, Implementation & Ambition at COP27

November 1, 2022 Expert BlogJake Schmidt, Carolina Herrera, Shruti Shukla, Sameer Kwatra, Alvin Lin, Jennifer Skene, Brendan Guy, Joe Thwaites

As countries gather in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt for COP27 (the 27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the international climate convention) they need to mobilize key actions to ensure that the global response to climate change is more…

David Malpass Is a Climate and Development Failure

October 6, 2022 Expert BlogInternationalJoe Thwaites

Under the leadership of David Malpass, the World Bank has been dragging its feet on climate action at a time when we need it to run. It is time for him to go.

U.S. International Leadership Still Needed after Climate Bill

August 30, 2022 Expert BlogInternational, United StatesJake Schmidt, Joe Thwaites, Shruti Shukla, Brendan Guy

The Inflation Reduction Act has proven that the United States has the potential to lead on climate. But further actions are needed if the country is to deliver the global transformations necessary to tackle the climate crisis.