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Southeast Asia’s blue economy programmes unaffected by reported UK climate aid cuts, say project leads
The United Kingdom’s flagship £500 million Blue Planet Fund, which supports marine environment programmes in developing countries like the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam, is in question, following news of a planned budget cut.
Policy & Finance
What is China’s contribution to climate finance?
Though there is no official tracking, China’s green investments in the Global South have been vast.
Policy & Finance
The global goal on adaptation must respond to actual needs
COP30 needs a dedicated political commitment addressing how to put the global goal into action, write two climate diplomacy experts.
Carbon & Climate
Jamaica and small islands warn COP30 that 1.5 target is a ‘lifeline’
As COP30 talks kick off in Belém, Brazil, island states like Jamaica count the cost of climate change.
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Carbon & Climate
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Policy & Finance
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