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Nico Beckert

Klimafinanzen: Warum neue Geber den Kuchen nicht allzu stark vergrößern würden

Die Ausweitung der Geberbasis im Bereich der Klimafinanzierung auf Staaten wie Saudi-Arabien, China oder Südkorea gilt als einer der größten Konfliktpunkte der COP29. Doch mehrere Berechnungen zeigen, dass neue Geberstaaten die Budgets der Klimafinanzierung nicht allzu stark vergrößern würden. Andere Quellen für die Klimafinanzierung wären ergiebiger.

Von Nico Beckert

Climate finance: Why new donors wouldn't add much to the pot

Expanding the donor base for climate finance to include countries such as Saudi Arabia, China and South Korea is considered one of the biggest points of conflict at COP29. However, several calculations show that new donor countries would not increase the climate finance budget too much. Other sources of climate financing would be more productive.

Von Nico Beckert

New draft texts: $250 billion and a back door

New draft texts from the COP29 presidency landed in Baku on Friday afternoon. For the first time, the quantum of climate financing was quantified and the expanded donor base was also formulated. But, as we all know, the devil is in the detail.

Von Nico Beckert

Baku: Why Arab countries and Russia block gender issues

At COP29, the Arab group of states, Russia and the Vatican are blocking gender issues. Yet women and other marginalized groups are disproportionately bearing the brunt of the consequences of the climate crisis. The blockade could have far-reaching consequences.

Von Nico Beckert