Norway Allocates $1.2 bn for RE Projects in Developing Nations Updated On Fri, Jul 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy 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 […] Read more
MDPs Committed Climate Finance Worth $66 B in 2020: Joint Report Updated On Fri, Jul 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy According to the recently published 2020 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’ Climate Finance, climate finance committed by major multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose to a total of $66 billion last year from $61.6 billion in 2019, of which, 58%—or $38 billion—was committed to low- and middle-income economies. The total climate cofinance committed during 2020 […] Read more
IFC Eclipses $10 bn in Climate Finance Investments Since 2006 Updated On Tue, Nov 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy IFC has surpassed USD 10 billion in climate finance investments in financial institutions in emerging markets since 2006. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced that it has surpassed USD 10 billion in climate finance investments in financial institutions in emerging markets since 2006, a milestone that reflects the Corporation’s commitment to […] Read more
ADB Secures GCF Funding for Innovative Climate Finance Fund in China Updated On Fri, Nov 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy GCF has approved $100 mn in funding for an ADB project in Shandong province in China to mobilise financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved USD 100 million in funding for an Asian Development Bank (ADB) project in Shandong province in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that […] Read more
AfDB Pledges $25 Bn to Climate Finance For 2020-25 Updated On Tue, Mar 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy Key Bank projects include the co-financing of the 510 MW Ouarzazate Solar Complex in Morocco, one of the largest solar complexes in the world. The African Development Bank will double its climate finance commitments for the period 2020-2025, the Bank’s President announced at the One Planet Summit taking place in Nairobi. Akinwumi A. Adesina said […] Read more
IIED Shows New Ways To Channel Climate Funds To Meet Paris Agreement Updated On Thu, Mar 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy The latest research by IIED released at the One Planet Summit in Nairobi makes a strong case for ways that climate money could be used to actually make an effect on climate change. The One Planet Summit is hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi, today to help accelerate and […] Read more
EBRD Devoted 36% to Green Financing in 2018 Updated On Sat, Jan 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy It is well on the way to meeting a target of dedicating 40 per cent share of investments to the green economy by 2020. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has devoted 36 per cent of its total investments to the green economy in 2018. The bank said in a statement that, it […] Read more
Three Essential S’s of Climate Finance Updated On Tue, Dec 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The discussion paper finds serious concerns with the various numbers on climate finance reported by the developed countries. On the sidelines of COP 24 to UNFCCC in Poland, the Department of Economic Affairs has released a discussion paper entitled ‘3 Essential ‘S’s of Climate Finance – Scope, Scale and Speed: A Reflection’. The discussion paper examines […] Read more
