US owes $80 trillion in climate reparations
Countries like the United States and those in Europe could be on the hook for an eye-popping $170 trillion in climate reparations for their excessive carbon emissions, according to new research from the University of Leeds.
Klimafinanzierung Klima-Haftung globale GerechtigkeitRich nations to meet overdue $100 billion climate pledge this year
BERLIN, May 2 (Reuters) - Wealthy nations are on track this year to meet their overdue $100-billion climate finance pledge to developing countries, three years later than promised, Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday.
Klimafinanzierung globale GerechtigkeitWie können arme Länder in Klimaschutz investieren?
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Klimafinanzierung globale GerechtigkeitWorld Bank steering committee and US urge for reforms on climate lending
The World Bank’s steering committee and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday called for further reforms this year to expand the bank’s ability to respond to climate change, pandemics and other crises that are reversing development gains.
Klimafinanzierung Finanzmarkt WeltbankUS pledges $1 billion to Green Climate Fund amid call to keep 1.5C in reach
The US will provide $1 billion to the UN’s flagship climate fund – its first such contribution in six years. Joe Biden made the commitment as he hosted a virtual meeting of world leaders on Thursday to spur high-level leadership to limit global warming to 1.5C.
Klimafinanzierung Inflation Reduction Act USA* IPCC AR6 SYR * IPCC highlights rich nations’ failure to help developing world adapt to climate change
Vulnerable communities disproportionately affected by global warming are being given ‘insufficient’ funds to help adapt to extreme climate impacts, the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says.
Klimafinanzierung globale Gerechtigkeit Uno IPCCVulnerable nations set up alliance to prepare loss and damage action plans
Nepal, Bangladesh, Senegal, Malawi, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Tonga and Vanuatu are exploring setting up national facilities to channel resources for climate disasters response and disburse money where it is most needed.
Klimafinanzierung globale GerechtigkeitFinance key climate issue for new Nigerian president
Nigeria has elected Bola Tinubu as its new president following an election in which climate change played only a minor role. Cutting emissions and the impact of rising global temperatures did not seem to be a priority for Nigerian voters in February, despite last year’s killer floods.
Afrika KlimafinanzierungWorld Bank adaptation funds slept through Pakistan’s record flooding
When it was announced, the World Bank’s Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency Project (Sweep) was touted as one of the lifelines that would help Pakistan’s biggest city, Karachi, with its urban flooding nightmare. But that hasn’t happened.
Anpassung Klimafinanzierung Überschwemmungen globale Gerechtigkeit WeltbankDonors exceed Pakistan goal with pledge of more than $9 bln for flood recovery
GENEVA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - International donors on Monday committed over $9 billion to help Pakistan recover from ruinous floods last year, exceeding its external financing goals and paving the way for a new model on raising funds to fight climate disasters in poorer countries.
Asien Klimafinanzierung Überschwemmungen globale GerechtigkeitDer wundersame Anstieg der Schweizer Klimafinanzierung
Vor mehr als zehn Jahren hat die Staatengemeinschaft beschlossen, dass die Gruppe der Industriestaaten den Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern ab 2020 jährlich 100 Milliarden Dollar zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel und für eine klimaschonende Entwicklung zur Verfügung stellen müsse.
Klimafinanzierung Schweiz (Bund)"Unser Ziel ist es, die Menschen zu schockieren"
Klimareporter°: Herr Persaud, Sie wollen Tausende Milliarden in den Klimaschutz investieren. Ist das nicht etwas zu ehrgeizig? Avinash Persaud: Unser Ziel ist es, die Menschen zu schockieren, damit sie den richtigen Maßstab finden. Wir sind nicht auf einen bestimmten Plan festgelegt.
Klimafinanzierung Finanzmarkt WeltbankRich nations mobilise $15.5bn for Vietnam’s coal-to-clean transition
Wealthy countries and banks will provide $15.5 billion to help Vietnam transition away from coal, the UK foreign ministry announced on Wednesday. Half of the money is to come from governments, the Asian Development Bank and the International Finance Corporation.
Asien Klimafinanzierung Ende der FossilenLa miraculeuse extension du financement suisse
Les inondations dévastatrices au Pakistan ne sont qu'un exemple parmi d'autres : les effets du réchauffement climatique sont chaque année plus marqués et visibles. Les pays les plus pauvres et les groupes de population les plus vulnérables sont souvent les plus durement touchés.
Klimafinanzierung globale Gerechtigkeit Schweiz (Bund)Klimafinanzierung: der wundersame Anstieg
Die verheerenden Überschwemmungen in Pakistan sind nur ein Beispiel: Die Auswirkungen der Klimaerwärmung werden Jahr für Jahr stärker und sichtbarer. Die ärmsten Länder und die verletzlichsten Bevölkerungsgruppen trifft es oft besonders schwer.
Klimafinanzierung globale Gerechtigkeit Schweiz (Bund)* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * Who should pay for loss and damage? Spoiler: not China
At this month’s UN climate summit, rich countries agreed to set up a dedicated fund to address the loss and damage caused by climate disasters, after years of blocking. This was a big breakthrough, but it came with a catch: they want to expand the donor pool.
China Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit UnoStänderat erhöht Beitrag an globalen Umweltschutz
Der Ständerat will wie der Bundesrat in den Jahren 2023 bis 2026 mehr Geld für weltweite Massnahmen zugunsten der Umwelt ausgeben. Er hat sich gegen die Mehrheit seiner Kommission gestellt und als Erstrat den entsprechenden Verpflichtungskredit von gut 197 Millionen Franken gutgeheissen.
Klimafinanzierung globale Gerechtigkeit Schweiz (Bund)* COP27 – CLIM.FINANCE * ‘We couldn’t fail them’: how Pakistan’s floods spurred fight for climate justice
In early September, after unprecedented rainfall had left a third of Pakistan under water, its climate change minister set out the country’s stall for Cop27.
Asien Klimafinanzierung COP27 Überschwemmungen globale Gerechtigkeit Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * Fortschritt trotz Stillstand
Aus Entwicklungsperspektive waren an dieser Konferenz die Verhandlungen zur Finanzierung von klimabedingten Schäden und Verlusten besonders wichtig. Der Druck auf die Industriestaaten war dieses Jahr angesichts der Überschwemmungen in Pakistan und der Dürre in Ostafrika grösser denn je.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * Global South Campaigners Applauded for Securing Loss and Damage Fund in COP27 Deal
A decadeslong pressure campaign by policymakers and advocates in the Global South was credited Sunday with pushing wealthy nations to finally drop their opposition to a "loss and damage" fund to help developing countries that face some of the worst climate impacts, allowing the financing plan to be
Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * EU opens the door to a loss and damage facility – if China pays
The EU is open to creating a new funding stream to help victims of climate disaster recover – as long as China contributes. On one of the most contentious issues at Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, EU climate chief Frans Timmermans hinted at room for compromise.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 EU & EU Mitgl. Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * Interessen beim Naturschutz – Regenwaldstaaten fordern Entschädigung für Reduzierung der Abholzung
Die Vereinbarung sieht neben der Forderung nach Entschädigung für den Schutz des Regenwalds durch die Internationale Gemeinschaft unter anderem den Zugang zu Klimafinanzierung vor.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 Abholzung Uno* G20 * Rich nations, banks pledge $20bn for Indonesia’s coal-to-clean switch
A group of rich nations and banks plan to invest $20 billion in speeding up Indonesia’s transition from coal to clean energy. Japan and the US coordinated financial contributions from seven other national governments and the EU, as well as private sector partners.
Asien Klimafinanzierung Energiewende* COP27 – CLIMATE JUSTICE * After Decades of Resistance, Rich Countries Offer Direct Climate Aid
Several European leaders at COP27 announced funds to help poor nations recover from loss and damage caused by climate change. The United States was silent. Follow our live coverage of the COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 Uno* COP27 – CLIMATE JUSTICE * These Rich Nations Are Finally Committing Cash to Climate Reparations. The US Isn’t Among Them
After decades of delays, excuses and outright resistance, a small but growing number of wealthy Western countries have committed to paying direct aid to developing nations to help them deal with the climate crisis, which burdens them disproportionately even though they had little to do with causing
Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit* COP27 – CLIMATE JUSTICE * Vulnerable nations: Tax fossil fuels to rebuild after climate destruction
Nations vulnerable to climate change are increasingly calling for polluting companies like fossil fuel producers to pay for the loss and damage caused by climate change.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit Uno* COP27 – CLIMATE JUSTICE * Biden says America is doing its part to prevent “climate hell.” Is it?
President Joe Biden on Friday told international climate negotiators in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, that the US is backing its promises to cut greenhouse gas emissions with action and, crucially, with money.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit Uno USA* COP27 – CLIMATE JUSTICE * Poor Countries Need Climate Funding. These Plans Could Unlock Trillions.
As global warming delivers cascading weather disasters, leaders at U.N. climate talks say it’s time to radically overhaul the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Gelles and Bearak are in Egypt speaking to world leaders at the United Nations climate summit.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * UN-Klimakonferenz: 12 Nullen fürs Klima
Ein neuer Bericht stellt fest: Um die Folgen der Klimakrise abzufedern, müssen jährlich Billionen umverteilt werden. SCHARM AL-SCHEICH reuters/afp | Der globale Süden benötigt im Kampf gegen die Klimakrise einem Bericht zufolge bis 2030 jährlich 2,4 Billionen Dollar (rund 2,4 Billionen Euro).
Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * A Core Question at COP27: Who Will Pay for Climate Change?
When world leaders gather in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, this week for the annual United Nations climate summit, the debate over who bears financial responsibility for climate change will be center stage.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * Developing countries ‘will need $2tn a year in climate funding by 2030’
About $2tn (£1.75bn) will be needed each year by 2030 to help developing countries cut their greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the effects of climate breakdown, new data suggests.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * Wer zahlt für die Schäden des Klimawandels? Die Klimaverhandlungen in Ägypten sollen erste Antworten geben
Sollen reiche Staaten Entwicklungsländer vermehrt unterstützen? Bei der Klimakonferenz in Sharm al-Sheikh soll nun ein erster Durchbruch gelingen. Interessenkonflikte sind programmiert.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * How can climate finance be increased from ‘billions to trillions’?
From the moment in the early 1990s when nations began grappling with the threat posed by climate change, money has been at the heart of discussions. Over a decade ago, rich countries promised to raise $100bn each year by 2020 to help developing countries pay for climate action.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * Rich nations deflect GCF climate finance burden to private sector
Wealthy nations are pushing for the United Nations Green Climate Fund (GCF) to seek donations from big businesses and the super-rich, as government donations prove increasingly unreliable and insufficient.
Klimafinanzierung COP27* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * Klimafinanzierung braucht mehr Transparenz
Auf der 27. Weltklimakonferenz (COP27) in Ägypten, die jetzt während zwei Wochen läuft, ist die Klimafinanzierung wieder ein dominierendes Thema. Was bereits im Vorfeld für angespannte Stimmung sorgte: So grosszügig wie einst versprochen fliessen die Gelder bis anhin nicht.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * African nations can’t ‘adapt’ to famine or floods. Rich countries should pay us for the climate crisis they caused
In September, I travelled from my home country, Uganda, to Turkana County in Kenya, which is suffering from a historic drought. One morning, I met a boy in a hospital where doctors see patients with the worst cases of severe acute malnutrition.
Anpassung Afrika Klimafinanzierung COP27 Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE – SWITZERLAND * La Suisse doit répondre aux besoins du Sud global
La crise climatique entraîne des événements extrêmes imprévisibles comme des inondations, des sécheresses et des tempêtes, fait monter le niveau des mers et fondre les glaciers.
globale Gerechtigkeit Schweiz Klimafinanzierung* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * Barbados PM launches blistering attack on rich nations at Cop27 climate talks
Mia Mottley, prime minister of Barbados, has criticised industrialised nations for failing the developing world on the climate crisis, in a blistering attack at the Cop27 UN climate talks.
Amerikas Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit Uno* COP27 – CLIM. FINANCE * How Belize Cut Its Debt by Fighting Global Warming
TURNEFFE ATOLL, Belize — Belize faced an economic meltdown. The pandemic had sent it into its worst ever recession, putting the government on the brink of bankruptcy. For Belize, that meant its oceans, endangered mangroves and vulnerable coral reefs.
Amerikas Klimafinanzierung COP27 globale Gerechtigkeit UnoClimate fund approves plan to speed up coal retirement in Indonesia
The Climate Investment Funds’ (CIF) governing board has approved Indonesia’s investment plan for how it will spend $500 million in concessional funding designed to unlock public and private investments to rid the economy of coal. The CIF estimates the money will leverage $2.
Asien Klimafinanzierung Kohle Ende der FossilenFlutkatastrophe in Pakistan – Überall fehlt es an Hilfsgütern
Wenn sie wenigstens vor dem Nichts stehen würden. Aber sie stehen vor einer Pfütze. Eine Pfütze fast so gross wie Deutschland. Ein Drittel von Pakistan steht weiterhin unter Wasser. Die Menschen hier können also nicht einmal anfangen, sich ihr Leben neu aufzubauen.
Asien Klimafinanzierung ÜberschwemmungenProbleme wegen Klimawandel - Industrieländer sollen für Klimaschäden aufkommen
Die Folgen des Klimawandels treffen vor allem die Entwicklungsländer. Deshalb sollen die Industrieländer zahlen, so die betroffenen Staaten. Sie hoffen auf die Klimakonferenz im November.
Klimafinanzierung COP27 Uno globale GerechtigkeitIn Pivotal Climate Case, UN Panel Says Australia Violated Islanders’ Human Rights
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has declared that the Australian government violated the human rights of Indigenous Torres Strait Islanders by failing to adequately protect them from the severe impacts of climate change.
Australien & Ozeanien Indigene KlimafinanzierungFlood-hit Pakistan should suspend debt repayments, says UN policy paper
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Asien Überschwemmungen Uno KlimafinanzierungLe Pakistan et le Bangladesh dénoncent l'inaction des pays riches face au climat
Alors que le Pakistan a été frappé cet été par des inondations dévastatrices, le Premier ministre Shehbaz Sharif a relevé vendredi que son pays n'avait "jamais vu une telle illustration absolue et dévastatrice de l'impact du réchauffement climatique".
Asien Überschwemmungen KlimafinanzierungUN chief: Windfall tax on oil and gas can pay for loss and damage
United Nations secretary general António Guterres has called on developed economies to tax the windfall profits of oil and gas companies and redirect some of the revenues to help nations affected by climate disasters recover.
Big Oil & Gas Uno KlimafinanzierungMia Mottley builds global coalition to make financial system fit for climate action
Barbados’ prime minister Mia Mottley is building a global coalition of nations committed to overhaul the financial system and unleash trillions of dollars of investments to the climate frontlines.
Finanzmarkt Uno Klimafinanzierung globale GerechtigkeitVulnerable countries demand global tax to pay for climate-led loss and damage
The world’s most vulnerable countries are preparing to take on the richest economies with a demand for urgent finance – potentially including new taxes on fossil fuels or flying – for the irrecoverable losses they are suffering from the climate crisis, leaked documents show.
Klimafinanzierung globale Gerechtigkeit* FLUTKATASTROPHE PAKISTAN * Analyse zur Flutkatastrophe in Pakistan – Wieso wir mitschuldig sind
Jetzt sich auch noch für Pakistan interessieren? Die Zeiten sind härter geworden, die Konflikte immer schwieriger zu lösen – das ist so das Grundgefühl, mit dem viele Menschen in Europa derzeit zurechtkommen müssen.
Asien Kosten d. Klimaerhitzung Überschwemmungen Klimafinanzierung globale GerechtigkeitAfrica getting just 12% of financing needed to adapt to climate change -report
LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Africa is getting just 12% of the finance it needs to manage the impact of climate change, a report on Thursday said, raising pressure on rich nations to do more in the run up to global climate talks in November.
Afrika KlimafinanzierungGermany promotes insurance-based ‘global shield’ for climate victims
Germany is working on a “global shield” to help communities in poor and vulnerable countries recover faster from climate disasters. It aims to fix flaws in the humanitarian system, which can deliver aid after disasters like drought or storms but slowly and patchily.
Klimafinanzierung DeutschlandEgypt says climate finance must be top of agenda at Cop27 talks
Financial assistance for developing countries must be at the top of the agenda for UN climate talks later this year, the host country Egypt has made clear, as governments will be required to follow through on promises made at the Cop26 summit last year.
COP27 Uno KlimafinanzierungAfter US fails to pay its debt, UN’s flagship climate fund warns of austerity
Joe Biden speaks to DRC president Felix Tshisekedi and Gabon's president Ali Bongo Ondimba at Cop26. (Photo: The White House/Flickr) The head of the UN’s flagship climate fund has warned that it will have to reject emissions-cutting projects if its donors do not provide more resources.
Klimafinanzierung USA* UKRAINE WAR * Climate finance should not be made to compete with aid to Ukraine
A little over four months ago, ministers from developed countries attending the Cop26 UN climate summit in Glasgow promised to scale up their climate support to developing countries. The promise was a critical part of the Glasgow Pact.
Konflikte Klimafinanzierung UkrainekriegVanessa Nakate confronts rich world’s ministers over loss and damage
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has confronted rich countries over their refusal to provide finance for victims of the climate crisis in the developing world. She asked them to put their thumbs up if they agreed.
KlimafinanzierungLe PS veut lancer des initiatives sur l'accueil extrafamilial et le climat
Le lancement de l'initiative pour les crèches a été approuvé à la quasi-unanimité (259 voix pour aucune contre et 2 abstentions). Ce texte prévoit d'inscrire dans la Constitution le principe selon lequel chaque enfant a le droit à une prise en charge extrafamiliale.
Klimafinanzierung Schweiz (Bund) SchweizHere’s how to repay developing nations for colonialism – and fight the climate crisis
Activists pushing for global reparations for colonialism and slavery are often accused of asking for the politically impossible. At the international scale, however, reparations are more plausible than one might think.
Klimafinanzierung KolonialismusAfrican nations settled for ‘moral pact’ with US on adaptation finance at Cop26
African nations accepted a “moral commitment” that the US will deliver increased finance for developing countries to cope with intensifying climate impacts in exchange for backing the Cop26 deal in Glasgow.
Afrika Klimafinanzierung COP26 USAWie reiche Staaten die Entwicklungsländer (mit tiefem Bedauern) im Stich lassen
Donnerstagabend, vergangene Woche in Glasgow. Die Minister und Delegierten sehen nach 12 Tagen Klimakonferenz aus wie Partygänger, die in der Früh nach Hause torkeln: Augenringe, zerknitterte Hemden, zerzaustes Haar. Die Spuren von zähen Verhandlungen. Und noch ist es nicht vorbei.
Klimafinanzierung COP26Rich countries still don’t want to pay their climate change tab
More money is on the table at the Glasgow climate conference, but it’s not enough. Climate change has a central injustice: The parts of the world that contribute the least to global warming stand to suffer the most as temperatures climb.
Klimafinanzierung COP26South Africa $8.5bn finance package offers a model for ending reliance on coal
The nation is at the heart of a string of announcements in Glasgow, UK to support developing countries in ditching the most polluting fossil fuel. After months of high-level political negotiations, France, Germany, the UK, the US and the EU announced an $8.
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