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This “Budget Brief” originally appeared on the International Budget Partnership website. You can read the entire text, and download a PDF of the brief, here.

An update on the role of climate finance in the international climate negotiations.

The UN High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF) released a new report today to mobilize $100 billion in international cli

This piece originally appeared on the World Bank Climate Change Blog.

An update on the role of climate finance in the international climate negotiations.

The World Bank must systematically address issues of environmental and social sustainability in its mainstream investments.

The international community must negotiate targets for new, significant, predictable, and stable finance to support developing countries’ transition to low-carbon economies.

Athena Ballesteros explains how international climate finance could make or break a deal in Copenhagen.

WRI submitted comments to the US Treasury on key issues the World Bank must address during its World Bank Energy Strategy review.

Nations can meet the challenge of financing climate mitigation and adaptation by adopting the following principles and operational guidelines.