Dossier

COP31

Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Türkiye

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COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye comes at a vital time for the climate: worse and worse climate disasters, like the flooding in Nepal, happen every day, goals to reduce emissions remain too low, and funding for climate action is cut across the board. New ambition is needed. New commitments, both to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to fund multilateral climate finance, are needed. 2025 was a disappointing year, but there are some bright spots as well. Can this COP - hosted by Türkiye and with negotiations chaired by Australia - meet the moment? We provide analysis and a state of play going into the primary forum for multilateral, international climate policy.

Analyses

Our analyses of international climate policy and climate finance going into COP31 provide insight into both the broad strokes of policy and the specific questions of implementation that need to be addressed.

10 Years into funding, Green Climate Fund Seeks to Update its Strategic Vision and Country Ownership Approach

Analysis

The Green Climate Fund made a number of decisions meant to increase its effectiveness at B.44, from where to locate its regional offices to updating its country ownership approach. Will the changes result in the lasting impact and effectiveness that's needed?

Liane Schalatek, Carla Adams

Electrification as a Development Strategy

Analysis

Electrification is not just energy or climate policy. But cheap renewable power can transform the economy only if it reaches firms and households through electricity tariffs, and if the rules are stable enough for them to replace their fossil machinery.

Rodrigo Astorga Hering

Papers and Publications

Our papers heading into COP31 open up discussions on changes needed in the GCF, and what the ICJ's decision on historic responsibility means for the international climate funding regime.

Scaling Up Responsibly

Paper

Over half of Green Climate Fund money now flows through programmes. Their subprojects often stay hidden, and the Fund still lacks adopted rules for them. This briefing urges reform before GCF-3.

Zoe Reyes Bacher, Liane Schalatek

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What the ICJ Opinion Means for Loss and Damage Finance

Policy Brief

Three international courts have clarified: loss & damage finance is a legal obligation, not discretionary aid. Does the FRLD meet the binding standards set by international law? This policy brief examines the gap.

Climate Funds Update

Climate Funds Update provides data driven analysis of the multilateral climate finance system. From data flows to in the weeds analysis of different programs and regions of the world, everything you need to understand climate finance is available here.