China’s climate finance: much prom • Table.Briefings

China is now the largest CO2 emitter and yet does not participate in UN funds to finance climate protection in developing countries. The People’s Republic wants to allocate funds only through self-administered channels. China’s climate financing is non-transparent and falls far short of its own commitments.

A lot of money is at stake today in Bonn: The donor countries of the UN Green Climate Fund are gathering in the former federal capital to announce their contributions to the climate fund for the next four years. Some states, such as Germany, have already disclosed their pledges (two billion euros).

China’s climate finance: much promised, little paid out

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