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  • Climate finance for emerging markets jumps 19% to $62bn in 2014

    08 October 2015

    Finance from industrialised nations to support climate change projects in developing countries rose 19% to $62 billion in 2014 from $52 billion the previous year, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

  • CDM must stop verifier exodus, warns new Executive Board member

    26 February 2014

    The Clean Development Mechanism will struggle to recover if verifiers continue to leave the market, a new member of its oversight board has warned.

  • Warsaw climate talks keep 2015 deal within grasp

    25 November 2013

    Negotiators at this year's UN climate talks reached an agreement on how to further advance climate action ahead of global deal in 2015, but little progress was made on the financing of climate measures.

  • COP Blog: Dealing with the drivers of deforestation

    20 November 2013

    Week two of the UNFCCC climate change negotiations always marks the incoming of high-level ministers. This year, they arrive (we hope) to take the necessary strategic decisions that will ultimately lead to a climate change agreement in Paris in 2015.

  • Will COP19 deliver on REDD?

    07 November 2013

    The upcoming UN climate talks have been described as a 'REDD+ conference', according to Anna Bolin and Matt Leggett, who outline issues that negotiators must tackle to help drive demand for forest carbon credits

  • US, China agree deal to cut HFCs

    10 June 2013

    The US and China have agreed a deal to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a group of potent greenhouse gases found in refrigerants.