Observing the Green Climate Fund – notes from a parallel universe

As she steps down after four years as a private sector observer to the South Korea-based fund, Alexandra Tracy shares her reflections

Policy

Countries pledge a further $1.4bn to GCF

This week’s UN Climate Action Summit has seen a host of countries, including Sweden and South Korea,…

Carbon,Policy

France & UK double their GCF contributions

This story supersedes an earlier story 'UK & Canada double their GCF contributions' and includes new…

Carbon,Policy

Latest GCF meeting commits $266.9m across 10 projects

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has agreed to invest $266.9 million in 10 more projects in emerging markets.…

Investors

Climate Investor One raises $850m for developing country renewables

Climate Investor One (CIO), a blended finance vehicle set up by Dutch and South African institutions,…

Investors,Renewables

People Moves: Osmosis IM, La Française Forum Securities and Green Climate Fund

London-based Osmosis Investment Management, a $1.5 billion sustainable asset management business, has…

People

People moves:Moody's, GGGI,Carbon Tracker, Citigroup, EU climate directorate, Citigroup, GCF, Vimine and ERM

People

Green Climate Fund makes $892m commitments

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has committed $500 million to a pilot programme that will finance REDD+…

Carbon,Investors

People moves: GIIN, CMIA, Church Commissioners, GCF

The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has promoted Giselle Leung to managing director.

People

GCF rehabilitating hydro is 'shameful' - NGO

The Green Climate Fund's (GCF) decision to rehabilitate a Soviet era dam in Tajikistan has been labelled…

Water

GCF partners call for lower co-financing requirements

Key stakeholders in the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are calling for it to be more flexible in the level…

Carbon,Investors,Policy

EF BRIEFS: Invenergy, Green Climate Fund, Borealis

Invenergy, a Chicago-based clean energy company, has bought a 64MW solar power plant in Uruguay for an…

ESG,Renewables,Water

EF BRIEFS: GCF, Solactive, Lloyds

The Green Climate Fund's (GCF) project pipeline is set to increase by $1.5 billion, and potentially up…

Carbon,Debt,Equity,Green Bonds,Investors

GCF gets go-ahead for $168m investment in eight initial projects

The UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF) has been given the green light to allocate $168 million to its first…

Debt,Green Bonds,Investors,Policy,Renewables

The Green Climate Fund poised for investment

The Green Climate Fund has reached critical mass and is readying itself for COP 21. Sophie Robinson-Tillett speaks to its head of private finance about the changes needed to bring climate finance into the mainstream

Investors,Policy

GCF eyes grants and loans to kick start support

The Green Climate Fund is considering focusing initially on grants and concessional lending to get climate…

Policy

Keeping an eye on climate finance

Takashi Hongo explains why climate finance models need good measuring, reporting and verification systems if they are to be successful

Policy

Green Climate Fund under pressure to deliver

The board of the UN's Green Climate Fund is under "extreme time pressure" to reach key decisions ahead…