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Loss and damage: How the money for the new fund can flow

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Published: November 9th, 2023,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

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After the transition committee of climate negotiators agreed on a draft structure for the loss and damage fund last weekend, the focus is now shifting to the question of where the money for the fund could come from. A range of instruments could be used to mobilize several hundred billion US dollars a year, ranging from fossil fuel taxes, a levy on air travel and maritime shipping, a global carbon price to tax revenues or cutting subsidies. This is the conclusion of a recent report by the UN Organization for Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

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