Luis Zamarioli

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | HU Berlin · Department of Geography

Purpose of Review This paper analyses the options to broaden the base of climate finance provided by countries in a mixed-methods review. It (1) reviews Non-Annex II countries’ commitments in international agreements, declarations, and agendas; (2) provides and applies a literature-based review of criteria to identify countries’ responsibilities an...

A realignment of the financial system is a critical enabler of the sectoral transitions required to address the current climate crises. Article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement calls for this and establishes a new objective for all countries to make finance flows consistent with low-carbon and climate-resilient development pathways (United Nations Fra...

Formal deliberations for the new collective quantified goal on climate finance began at COP26 in Glasgow. This Perspectives article aims to inform this process by discussing the potential size and nature of is post-2025 target. We argue that the climate finance system around the current target to mobilise US$100 billion per year to support developi...

Controversy remains over the climate consistency of finance flows despite its centrality in the Paris Agreement (Article 2.1(c)). Two main interpretations dispute the goal’s reach, threatening its transformational potential. If left unresolved, the controversy may also mask trade-offs, allowing for unintentional harm to countries already vulnerable...

Translation of: Les politiques de « finance durable » et le climat : ne pas confondre l’objectif et l’outilLes politiques de « finance durable » et le climat : ne pas confondre l’objectif et l’outil PoCFiN Policy Brief Agenda 2030 2021/14, PoCFiN / SDSN France / Institut Rousseau · 24 June 2021

RÉSUMÉ Devant l'objectif d'une économie mondiale neutre en carbone en 2050, le système financier doit être mobilisé dans toute sa capacité afin de financer une véritable révolution socioéconomique et industrielle. C'est dans ce contexte que de nombreuses initiatives réglementaires sont apparues pour rendre la finance « durable ». Nous proposons un...

This GCF Monitor's issue discusses the GCF Updated Strategic Plan 2020-2023 and the integration of four key topics into the GCF business: (a) diversification of financial instruments; (b) prioritisation of accreditation entities; (c) the shifting of finance flows; and (d) loss and damage.

Overview of financing options for loss & damage with a particular focus on the potential role of the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

Country ownership echoes from the aid effectiveness agenda in climate finance, becoming a means to ensure that (1) projects are aligned with national climate policies and strategies, (2) national systems are used to increase recipients' accountability in the use of resources, and (3) national public and private stakeholders are engaged in the proce...

The policy brief makes the case that while the financial sector is key to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement, it must be transformed to be able to consider the long-term public interest and common goods. Accordingly, it requires making finance sustainable as a whole rather than adding a layer of “sustainable finance”.

After a historic first-ever vote at the GCF Board meeting, the board adopted a funding proposal by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the last Board Meeting (B.24). The project aims to leverage up-front private, institutional and commercial finance for climate resilient subprojects. Using US$ 180 million of GCF funding, it plans to mobilise an add...

The report is a deliverable to Horizon2020 Project RIPPLES COP21. It departs from the novelty of Paris Agreement’s article 2.1.c and its goal of shifting all financial flows towards climate alignment in terms of both mitigation and adaptation. Such a new and all-encompassing goal created the commitment among signatory countries to build individual...

Caribbean SIDS are among the most heavily indebted per capita developing countries in the world and are also highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Public debt significantly restricts capacity and fiscal space to build resilience to climate change and thus undermines debt sustainability and economic growth. Caribbean SIDS are tasked wi...