10 Years into funding, Green Climate Fund Seeks to Update its Strategic Vision and Country Ownership Approach Published: 6 May 2026 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?
The optimism of Mutirão faced its reckoning at COP30 in Belém Published: 3 December 2025 Analysis The Brazilian Presidency had promised that COP30 in Belém would be the “COP of truth” and “COP of implementation”, held in the spirit of Mutirão with the global community working together to face the climate emergency. It faced a reckoning instead.
Trump can leave the Paris Agreement behind, but not America's climate finance obligations Published: 4 November 2025 Analysis Skirting the Belém climate talks and leaving the Paris Agreement does not erase the continued legal obligation of the United States to provide climate finance to developing countries - and at a scale that is commensurate with the country’s global responsibility as the historically largest emitter.
The Baku-to-Belém Roadmap – Actionable Plan for Climate Finance Support or just Another Report to be Shelved? Published: 20 October 2025 Analysis The Baku-to-Belém Roadmap aims to close the gap between the disappointing COP29 target of US$300 billion annually and the envisioned US$1.3 trillion in climate finance per year by 2035. Will it find support at COP30?
COP30 without the US: Climate negotiations in Brazil under pressure Published: 11 August 2025 Analysis Brazil is positioning itself as an important player for multilateralism and international law in global crises and geopolitical upheavals. This raises high hopes for COP30 in November under the Brazilian presidency – but the challenges are also immense.
The UN Framework Climate Convention and its implementation after Kyoto & Paris Published: 8 August 2025 Analysis The danger posed by global climate and environmental crises has been known for decades, but so far it has not been possible to address them effectively and fairly on a global scale. An overview of the most important international climate agreements, how they work, their potential and the challenges they face.
“The Era of Voluntary Emissions Targets Is Over” Published: 5 August 2025 Interview Human rights expert Lotte Leicht explains how the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion reshapes the climate debate: states are legally bound to prevent climate harm. At COP30, states can no longer treat climate action as optional.
International Court of Justice Decision Turns Climate Justice into Law Published: 24 July 2025 Analysis The recent ICJ ruling is a landmark decision for the fight against climate change, addressing state responsibility for ambitious, scientifically supported climate action. It also clears the path for potential climate reparations in the future.
