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Super-Taxonomy aims to standardize sustainable
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development banks work to unlock private capital
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COP 30 unfolds in Belém, Brazil – at the edge of
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has set the tone: "It's no longer time for
negotiations. It's time for implementation,
implementation and implementation". The conference
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
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the Global Climate Action Agenda is looking at two
big problems: the ‘money’ problem and the
‘methane’ problem (along with other ‘super
pollutants’). </SPAN></P>
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it comes to the money problem, the question is
what implementation looks like for climate
finance. Climate finance sits in cross-cutting
Axis 6 of the </SPAN><A
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– enabling and empowering everything from
adaptation and resilience to nature protection,
clean energy transitions, and beyond. Last year at
COP 29 in Baku, countries agreed to </SPAN><A
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finance to developing countries </A><SPAN
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USD 300 billion annually by 2035, called on all
actors to scale up total public and private
finance to developing countries to at least USD
1.3 trillion per year by 2035, and launched the
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">But
getting that money to flow efficiently requires
fixing a number of barriers. For example,
investors need a common language – clear standards
for what counts as ‘sustainable’ so capital can
move across borders without confusion or
greenwashing. Second, even the best projects may
need guarantees to make them bankable for private
lenders who see developing countries as too risky.
If you've ever tried to use a credit card abroad
and hit currency conversion fees, you understand
the translation barrier. If you've needed a
co-signer for a loan, you understand the risk
barrier. Today's announcements tackle
both.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Meanwhile,
while carbon dioxide dominates climate headlines,
a group of ‘super pollutants’ – methane, black
carbon, and similar gases – are quietly creating
catastrophic near-term warming. The good news is
that unlike CO2, which lingers for centuries,
these gases disappear relatively quickly. That
means cutting them delivers fast climate
benefits.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Which
sets the stage for today's
announcements…</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Common
Language for Green Finance Unlocks Private Capital
Towards Baku USD 1.3 Trillion Goal</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Two
linked initiatives today promise to reshape how
sustainable finance works worldwide.
Together,</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy
(BST)</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
and a new </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Global
Super-Taxonomy</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
aim to establish a common financial language for
what counts as ‘sustainable’ – while allowing
countries to keep full control of their own
standards.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">The
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">BST</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
is Brazil’s first national sustainable finance
taxonomy and one of the world’s most
comprehensive. It defines which investments
qualify as sustainable based on climate
mitigation and adaptation finance, as well as
incorporating social criteria, including gender
and racial equity – offering a robust framework
to guide capital flows toward resilient,
inclusive development. </SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">The
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Super-Taxonomy</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
takes the next step: creating a system that
allows taxonomies across countries to be
compared and translated into one another. Rather
than imposing a single global standard, it
creates interoperability, enabling investors to
assess sustainability claims across borders, all
coordinated under a COP 30 </SPAN><A
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
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rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>Plan to
Accelerate Solutions on Super Taxonomy</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">.
The plan includes a </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Taxonomy
Roadmap</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
that aims to align more than </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">60
national taxonomies</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">,
helping countries attract private capital and
reducing transaction costs – especially critical
since </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">fewer
than one-third of developing
countries</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
currently have taxonomies in place.</SPAN>
</LI></UL>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Why
this matters:</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Imagine
that an investor in Canada wants to fund solar
projects in 'Country A' and wind farms in 'Country
B,' but can't compare them. Country A might
classify an activity as ‘green’ that Country B
considers neutral. Both might accept projects that
another country would flag as greenwashing. The
investor, uncertain which standards to trust,
simply invests elsewhere – in more familiar
markets with clearer rules. Without clear
definitions, capital that could be funding the
energy transition sits idle, or worse, flows into
projects falsely marketed as
sustainable.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">In
Brazil alone, more than </SPAN><A
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://od7srtqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kGEwUpp_7YJk4Hl-k8onUthZ_98vxBlD91-eZVbL818BrYjnCAf1a3RxaTTysvt1qTxBRdBuNpf6CyqG-zs0qflm33KITdNFjSljisWYLgH8EKACYkTMKl2Fc6BLscWeioPgmIMbUpC2BG1QjsteFd5-UPFLlTA3E53I3bD2J0xY44j-wsTxDLAYDbcwSt9rfOh2JeZLMX3JPdrTy7zpLmZfdJ976FOrk24VX0hTMnXJD0p_disadZCkEjUYa6ZEAvvFDiYgTnMekoK_I9fLwpdi7U46n-Grv6bKIZ2CmSX_eCq0G9WtcA==&c=OeF_dJRflnCJ-waJjDGuK1qRUh271evcmb2qPtehjx_3Si_tM1pOxg==&ch=r_p4xh29upW5uOUZxLtFEwIaetkCOAclcg0jawZtvbbTmgeZdHx3fQ=="
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>400
billion Brazilian reals (roughly USD 80
billion)</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
in ‘sustainable’ securities currently use
inconsistent criteria. Multiply that confusion
globally, and you have a massive greenwashing risk
that scares away legitimate capital. By
establishing clear rules on whether projects
provide substantial contribution to climate
protection or merely ‘do no significant harm’, the
system provides a foundation for credible
sustainable finance.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></SPAN> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">MDBs
Scale Credit Enhancement to Make Nature and
Climate Projects Bankable</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">A
push to unlock private capital for climate and
nature also landed today in Belém. Multilateral
development banks signaled a coordinated shift
toward using credit enhancements at far greater
scale to help vulnerable countries access climate
finance.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">First,</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
the Task Force on Credit Enhancement for
Sustainability-linked Financing</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">,
previously launched at COP 28, announced a
strengthened mandate and a new set of </SPAN><A
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
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rel="noopener noreferrer"
target=_blank>recommendations</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
aimed squarely at one problem: Emerging markets
and developing economies are being priced out of
the transition just as their financing needs soar
past </SPAN><A
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://od7srtqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kGEwUpp_7YJk4Hl-k8onUthZ_98vxBlD91-eZVbL818BrYjnCAf1a3RxaTTysvt1JfNCix6mF4scKAhNa-pBH7MOSTa6rEm40DkdRckYQ5kp6Ja5Pivxyb7f18JMB-qbDknl7rDV_6DGDUyEHD0eRfb7rc2MBErmNiQEJN24hOWMfCWKemnZeDIGJkrnJZQDl7pBSa0RHgKh-Shi7NXn_M59FRrqohQfGRBWIkdZa-c57RsS69FgVly_1D6cHZemRcNLJ-sLwSMOmvxplSIsaXK6jgHRMjEVTQS7Fm-IZAVjj9HjB05EXixqvUCU9e1CoI68tiKhJXxJu5QY_IqPcSWIqFLdwq9uPMhP6uuX7ZoWwUek3Pi9gmBEECUeXceVNAFv7hVgYynuOsU8FeHltPZxg6HEdt19&c=OeF_dJRflnCJ-waJjDGuK1qRUh271evcmb2qPtehjx_3Si_tM1pOxg==&ch=r_p4xh29upW5uOUZxLtFEwIaetkCOAclcg0jawZtvbbTmgeZdHx3fQ=="
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>USD 4
trillion</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">.
The Task Force will now move to a full
implementation platform, aiming to standardize how
multilateral development banks deploy guarantees
so they can mobilize private capital more quickly
and at much larger volumes. Their efforts help
support the </SPAN><A
style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://od7srtqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kGEwUpp_7YJk4Hl-k8onUthZ_98vxBlD91-eZVbL818BrYjnCAf1a-EFVeWbub1tlkab_O1s_OasZVzzKHDJmEuS0PzGMnlYE-lBpigAkFqHaPbOcYze3EU4CAqvDKlUrMdw8npobZOdfNUUizf5Sq2QuFkVGVnyzbSktVQcW2zxfzAY58nvx7UVaEHzl5qTx54TH2Y-BSYgioUPUKfQ_KtpwVQqkS9CUembOGnsmoJn1-4jkldgIw==&c=OeF_dJRflnCJ-waJjDGuK1qRUh271evcmb2qPtehjx_3Si_tM1pOxg==&ch=r_p4xh29upW5uOUZxLtFEwIaetkCOAclcg0jawZtvbbTmgeZdHx3fQ=="
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>Baku to
Belém Roadmap</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">,
which aims to unlock </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">USD
1.3 trillion per year by 2035</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
across all sources of climate finance for
developing countries.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Also
announced at COP 30, a group of multilateral
development banks published </SPAN><A
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://od7srtqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kGEwUpp_7YJk4Hl-k8onUthZ_98vxBlD91-eZVbL818BrYjnCAf1a3RxaTTysvt1b5wBLCO5YNhseNVelQa20rp1uzmAEsr0DMcEnnPr1gL7sRDL5L6iqTbd6dyKQgNCxoQVbmoh15dKaSCqeSjZd-ECS283eP8rd0yIUkMtqtU6Af95U9B7OI4VvLH--PashbO3QMgPFJDtICgC9my9U619tF5EsOg1C2OxCiz73_lzJPEAJzLhkg==&c=OeF_dJRflnCJ-waJjDGuK1qRUh271evcmb2qPtehjx_3Si_tM1pOxg==&ch=r_p4xh29upW5uOUZxLtFEwIaetkCOAclcg0jawZtvbbTmgeZdHx3fQ=="
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>a set of
recommended metrics</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
for measuring impact and accelerating investment
in nature projects, under the Belem Framework for
Nature Finance. The guide tackles a critical
problem: over 600 indicators and hundreds of
metrics currently exist for nature projects, often
tracking activities rather than actual ecological
outcomes – creating confusion that scares away
investors. The Guide is being used on a pilot
basis by the Inter-American Development Bank Group
in support of the fourth EcoInvest auction, which
expands long-term financing for bioeconomy and
nature-based projects with defined biodiversity
outcomes. EcoInvest has already raised more than
USD 13 billion in its first three
auctions.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Why
this matters:</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Credit-enhanced
sustainability-linked financing (SSLF) is already
delivering real results for emerging markets and
developing economies. To date, two countries have
secured credit-enhanced sustainability-linked
loans totaling </SPAN><A
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://od7srtqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kGEwUpp_7YJk4Hl-k8onUthZ_98vxBlD91-eZVbL818BrYjnCAf1a3RxaTTysvt1JfNCix6mF4scKAhNa-pBH7MOSTa6rEm40DkdRckYQ5kp6Ja5Pivxyb7f18JMB-qbDknl7rDV_6DGDUyEHD0eRfb7rc2MBErmNiQEJN24hOWMfCWKemnZeDIGJkrnJZQDl7pBSa0RHgKh-Shi7NXn_M59FRrqohQfGRBWIkdZa-c57RsS69FgVly_1D6cHZemRcNLJ-sLwSMOmvxplSIsaXK6jgHRMjEVTQS7Fm-IZAVjj9HjB05EXixqvUCU9e1CoI68tiKhJXxJu5QY_IqPcSWIqFLdwq9uPMhP6uuX7ZoWwUek3Pi9gmBEECUeXceVNAFv7hVgYymJV3-qycniI49QSGt8zUrc&c=OeF_dJRflnCJ-waJjDGuK1qRUh271evcmb2qPtehjx_3Si_tM1pOxg==&ch=r_p4xh29upW5uOUZxLtFEwIaetkCOAclcg0jawZtvbbTmgeZdHx3fQ=="
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>USD 802
million</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">,
while seven countries have completed </SPAN><A
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://od7srtqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kGEwUpp_7YJk4Hl-k8onUthZ_98vxBlD91-eZVbL818BrYjnCAf1a3RxaTTysvt1JfNCix6mF4scKAhNa-pBH7MOSTa6rEm40DkdRckYQ5kp6Ja5Pivxyb7f18JMB-qbDknl7rDV_6DGDUyEHD0eRfb7rc2MBErmNiQEJN24hOWMfCWKemnZeDIGJkrnJZQDl7pBSa0RHgKh-Shi7NXn_M59FRrqohQfGRBWIkdZa-c57RsS69FgVly_1D6cHZemRcNLJ-sLwSMOmvxplSIsaXK6jgHRMjEVTQS7Fm-IZAVjj9HjB05EXixqvUCU9e1CoI68tiKhJXxJu5QY_IqPcSWIqFLdwq9uPMhP6uuX7ZoWwUek3Pi9gmBEECUeXceVNAFv7hVgYylxLigv_0lVMavAZxp-myfK&c=OeF_dJRflnCJ-waJjDGuK1qRUh271evcmb2qPtehjx_3Si_tM1pOxg==&ch=r_p4xh29upW5uOUZxLtFEwIaetkCOAclcg0jawZtvbbTmgeZdHx3fQ=="
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>nine debt
conversions</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">,
enabling the repurchase of USD 6.5 billion in
sovereign debt and freeing up an estimated USD 2
billion for investments in nature, resilience, and
social development.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">For
example Ecuador closed the </SPAN><A
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://od7srtqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kGEwUpp_7YJk4Hl-k8onUthZ_98vxBlD91-eZVbL818BrYjnCAf1a3RxaTTysvt1uw3iMu35mcNcCWOJh3NLJGBsy5nhuUzFpT-SmR431lYZKccgpyLHL4wanmoeUk5dEhltFwqhT0_SU2urum15MDuf424XnSEntyLQarQ4tnlVsN-_n_2r4-UeczZy52KJmzAINW7-TKfgm0IKhxMtUKLc4-ZkLWupguk4ezfD6FkNi-l1aw7-FKRaO6JZ4LBBrtnlUR6H4Q0=&c=OeF_dJRflnCJ-waJjDGuK1qRUh271evcmb2qPtehjx_3Si_tM1pOxg==&ch=r_p4xh29upW5uOUZxLtFEwIaetkCOAclcg0jawZtvbbTmgeZdHx3fQ=="
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>world's
largest debt-for-nature swap</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">,
buying back roughly USD 1.6 billion of debt for
USD 644 million – a nearly 60% discount – saving
the country around USD 1 billion in repayments
over 17 years. The government committed to
spending USD 18 million annually for 20 years on
conservation in the Galápagos Islands. In December
2024, Ecuador announced a second conversion
</SPAN><A
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://od7srtqab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001kGEwUpp_7YJk4Hl-k8onUthZ_98vxBlD91-eZVbL818BrYjnCAf1a3RxaTTysvt1ZmuFOU9hVsLMzjYloGfSZUvFVJQKHUC0wi8Hoad3vuPWY0I1cTFb1o93thcPTEOIjRCfGtlBt_whzyqb42i_WBd1vQXr-d8sdC3yCgeIL8FvQW_-h61EHrAd_h5KNJqX4lhSBtB3bjMUrnANWRUftwEJRNDkhzBRCCRIPqtMFAC3RHayujpDtN1GlobUdevVE-u0zcBKvwer8TMxyUNPGpSHjQOFymCL&c=OeF_dJRflnCJ-waJjDGuK1qRUh271evcmb2qPtehjx_3Si_tM1pOxg==&ch=r_p4xh29upW5uOUZxLtFEwIaetkCOAclcg0jawZtvbbTmgeZdHx3fQ=="
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>raising
USD 460 million</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
for Amazon rainforest protection.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
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Climate Emergency Brake – Support for 30
Developing Countries to Slash Super
Pollutants</SPAN></H3>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">The
</SPAN><A
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rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>Super
Pollutant Country Action Accelerator</A><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">kicks
off at COP 30, part of a Plan to Accelerate
Solutions which will help </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">30
developing countries </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">cut
dangerous super pollutant gases by 2030. The
Accelerator begins with USD 25 million for seven
pioneer countries, including Indonesia, Nigeria,
and Mexico, scaling to USD 150 million in its
first phase. Each country receives approximately
USD 4-5 million over three years, with funding
tied to clear national milestones.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">The
initiative is modelled on the successful Montreal
Protocol which halted the use of ozone damaging
chemicals. It will improve measurement, end
routine flaring of gases by oil and gas producers,
cut waste and agricultural emissions, and help
countries shift to cleaner
technologies.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><BR></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Why
this matters: </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Super
pollutants, such as black carbon and methane
create a perfect storm for people and economies:
</SPAN></P>
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<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Driving
lethal near-term warming – contributing
</SPAN><A
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rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>over
half a degree of warming</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
that can still be avoided by 2050.</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Worsening
air pollution – that causes nearly </SPAN><A
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rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>8
million premature deaths a year</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">,
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">costing
the world as much as </SPAN><A
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rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>6.5% of
GDP</A><SPAN
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in health impacts and lost productivity.
</SPAN></LI></UL>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN></SPAN>Cutting
these pollutants is one of the fastest ways to
simultaneously protect climate stability, public
health, and food supplies. Yet despite
cost-effective solutions already existing, super
pollutant action remains critically underfunded.
For instance, methane mitigation received
</SPAN><A
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rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>less than
2% of global climate finance</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">
between 2021–2022, according to a 2023 report by
the Climate Policy
Initiative.</SPAN> </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<LI><SPAN
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<SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Open
Coalition for Compliance Carbon Markets</SPAN>
is bringing together countries to improve
transparency, alignment, and cooperation across
carbon pricing systems. With the carbon pricing
market expanding rapidly – generating USD 100
billion in 2024 – the Coalition will strengthen
a shared understanding of what “credible” carbon
markets look like by aligning measurement
practices, accounting rules, and high-integrity
approaches to offsets. The Coalition will also
explore future interoperability between national
schemes, and work alongside existing global
efforts – such as the World Bank’s new
carbon-market funding tools. By aligning with
these efforts, the Coalition can help countries
build carbon pricing systems that are more
credible, fair, and easy to compare, ultimately
making carbon markets stronger and more
ambitious.
<LI><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">GAWA
Capital</SPAN> announced that the Kuali Fund –
its climate adaptation investment vehicle
supporting smallholder farmers and small and
medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging
markets – is <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">on
track to reach EUR 195 million</SPAN> in
commitments by year-end, following new investor
backing. GAWA Capital is an impact investment
firm focused on directing public and private
finance toward underserved communities, and this
third fundraising round (essentially its final
step before full deployment) positions the fund
to scale practical, locally driven resilience
solutions such as climate-smart agriculture,
water-efficient technologies, and risk-reducing
financial tools. The surge in investor interest
reflects growing recognition that adaptation is
both urgent and investable, fully aligned with
the COP 30 call to expand access to adaptation
finance and strengthen frontline resilience.
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">IDB Launches
‘FX Edge’ – Breaking Currency Barriers To Unlock
USD 3.4 Billion:</SPAN> The Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB) has launched <A
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rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>FX
EDGE</A>, the first programme designed to
insulate foreign investors from <SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">currency risk</SPAN>.
Sudden swings in currency often make bankable
clean energy projects univiable, leaving
critical projects unfunded. FX EDGE introduces
<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">long-term
currency hedging tools</SPAN> to help Latin
America and Caribbean governments to unlock
billions in secure affordable, stable financing.
<LI><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Insurance
Could Unlock Billions for Regenerative
Agriculture: </SPAN>A new white paper <A
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rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>Rooted
in Resilience</A>, from Howden Group, in
partnership with Boston Consulting Group and the
Climate High-Level Champions, shows how
insurance can unlock large-scale financing for
regenerative agriculture and re/afforestation by
reducing risk and improving transparency. The
report highlights that while agriculture and
land-use systems need <SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">USD 250–430 billion
annually</SPAN> to scale globally, only <SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">around USD 44
billion</SPAN> currently flows into them –
meaning insurance could play a pivotal role in
bridging that gap.
<LI><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">USD 200
Million Impact Bond on Weather and Climate Data
Opens: </SPAN>The World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) and partners today called for
support for <A
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rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>The
Systematic Observations Financing Facility
(SOFF)</A><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(15,23,42)">,
the </SPAN>world’s first Impact Bond for Weather
and Climate Data. If backing reaches the USD 200
million target the bond could quintuple
internationally shared weather and climate data,
helping 30 Least Developed Countries and Small
Island Developing States close critical climate
data gaps – unlocking more than USD 160 billion
in wider economic benefits.
<LI>The <A
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target=_blank>Investors Resilience
Challenge</A>, launched by the UNEP Finance
Initiative (UNEP FI) and development finance
partners, has introduced a common framework to
help private investors qualify and scale finance
for climate adaptation and resilience projects
in emerging economies. The initiative addresses
the lack of a clear definition of climate
resilience, so that investors can identify
credible projects, compare them easily across
countries, and ultimately invest where capital
is most needed.
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<DIV align=left>From: <B dir=auto class=gmail_sendername>Global
Climate Action</B> <SPAN dir=auto><<A
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