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COP31 action plan introduces initiative to turn climate pledges into investable projects
In his third letter, COP31 president Murat Kurum unveils the Climate Implementation Bridge, an initiative to help countries translate national climate plans into concrete, investment-ready projects. Can Türkiye and co-chair Australia mobilise the finance and project-preparation capacity countries need?
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‘COP30 is not over’: Indigenous peoples press for hard power
With no seat at the negotiating table, Brazil’s Indigenous movement is pushing for change using marches and underground policy proposals.
The country’s new climate finance policy must be a pathway to access climate funds, not another bureaucratic hurdle.
Policy & Finance
As new sources of climate finance grow, the poorest are neglected
Developing countries are mobilising more and more climate finance but neglecting their lowest-income peers.
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