Climate finance isn’t charity, it’s an investment in global stability and a livable planet.
From funding clean energy to drought-resilient seeds for farmers, it cuts emissions and strengthens communities.
Globally, finance for the Climate Promise supports 140 countries to plan more ambitious actions on climate under the Nationally Determined Contributions stipulated by the Paris Agreement.
For more about private finance, see what’s happening in the insurance industry and among financial firms. A comprehensive overview of mobilizing private sector finance to accelerate the transition to low-carbon economies is at UNEP FI.
Explore the issues
An independent expert report published by the United Nations tracked where the money has to come from to meet climate goals. Read a summary or the full report.
For a brief background on how finance has evolved in international climate talks, see the UNFCCC overview. A UN explainer sums up challenges and opportunities.
Want some quick numbers? See our Climate Action Fast Facts on the economy and finance.
Wonk out on some new ideas
Read interviews with Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, and Mafalda Duarte, CEO of the Climate Investment Funds, and for the blue economy, Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean.
Ponder perspectives on finance and debt from a member of the Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group.
Delve into a new report on how to unblock obstacles in financing the often lengthy and complex transition to clean renewable energy.
See how climate finance adds up by tracking the social and economic impacts.
Take a quick look at novel approaches like Islamic green finance. And check the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance.
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