Study: $1 trillion needed annually to ac • Table.Briefings

Urgent investments in energy transition, climate change adaptation and nature conservation will rise to $2.4 trillion by 2030. Around half of it is supposed to come from industrialized nations. At present, they are not even managing to raise $100 billion every year as promised.

The Paris Agreement now has a price tag: In order to achieve its goals, around $1 trillion will have to be invested in the energy transition, adaptation to climate change and the conservation of natural areas in the Global South (with the exception of China) as early as 2025, according to a new calculation. By 2030, this requirement will rise to $2.4 trillion annually, according to the „Finance for Climate Action“ study.

Study: $1 trillion needed annually to achieve Paris climate goals

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