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Policy & Finance
Climate and development finance must be integrated
Much of the international community has been under the illusion that climate action and development are different pursuits. But to make progress on both agendas, the delegates at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference must recognise that they are one and the same, and begin building an integrated financing system.
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Business unusual: UN must push for private sector accountability
The United Nations must clearly define the responsibility of the world's most powerful businesses to help tackle global challenges.
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COP30 must do good, not just avoid harm
As the host of this year's UN Climate Change Conference, Brazil seeks to make COP30 the “COP of implementation.” Translating commitments into robust action should include providing indigenous peoples with direct access to predictable and sustainable finance, and treating them as equal partners, rather than as beneficiaries.
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