Climate Finance

GCF, ADB Launch $200 Mn Green Energy Facility in India

The Green Climate Fund (GCF), a climate fund to support developing countries in their efforts to combat climate change, has approved $200 million for a new Asian Development Bank (ADB)-led program. Sharing the goals of this program, ADB said, this program aims to unlock large-scale public and private investment in high-impact and emerging clean energy […]

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Govt Issues Draft Climate Finance Taxonomy To Curb Greenwashing

India’s Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance has issued a draft framework for the country’s Climate Finance Taxonomy and invited public and expert feedback by June 25, 2025. The draft framework will be the basis for developing sectoral annexures to outline the measures, activities, and projects considered climate-supportive, and those identified for […]

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Can COP29 Help In Expediting Renewable Growth In India?

The convergence of global leaders, policymakers, and pro-climate groups in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the annual Conference of Parties (COP29) is likely to expedite the energy transition globally. It is more pertinent to the Global South including India which has been demanding fair access to the Climate Fund, as committed by developed countries for pro-climate activities. […]

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Two Point O Capital Raises $6.3 Million From Omnivore, Others

Two Point O Capital, a climate financing platform for businesses (including MSMEs and rural enterprises), announced today that it has raised $6.3 million in Seed funding. VC fund Omnivore led the round with participation from Multiply Ventures, RTP Global, GrowX, Spectrum Impact, and a group of angel funders. Two Point O aims to address the […]

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Fiscal Year 2024: World Bank Provides $42.6 Bn Climate Finance

The World Bank Group delivered a record $42.6 billion in climate finance in fiscal year 2024—from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, according to its ‘Climate Finance Fiscal Year 2024 Snapshot’. This is a 10% increase in climate finance compared to the previous year. At COP28, the World Bank Group committed to increasing its […]

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Climate Finance Still A Challenge For Developing Countries Amid RE Push

Amid fears of worsening impacts of climate change and the push towards renewable energy, financing for the transition to greener energy sources remains the pivotal issue. A report by the World Bank that focused on developing countries emphasised that energy transition there will require ‘unprecedented transformation of the power sector infrastructure’. Along with that, it […]

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RBI Releases Guidelines To Banks For Acceptance Of Green Deposits

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a dedicated set of guidelines to the Indian banks and Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFCs) for accepting green deposits effective June 1, 2023. The move will likely boost the country’s financing of renewable energy projects. As per the mandate of the RBI, the financial institutions will extend the […]

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ICRIER Report Bats For Establishing Green State Investment Banks For Clean Tech Financing 

A latest Policy Paper released by the International Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), a think-tank on Clean Energy Finance, batted for establishing a green state investment bank (SIB) to finance new clean energy technologies. The think tank released the paper ahead of the G-20 meeting in India to attract its stakeholders on […]

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Norway Allocates $1.2 bn for RE Projects in Developing Nations

The Norwegian government has announced the allocation of $1.16 billion over five years for a new fund that will invest in renewable energy in developing countries with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking about the new fund, Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein said, “It is part of the solution to some of […]

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