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Summary report for the ecbi Finance Circle meeting held in March 2013.
Summary report for the ecbi Finance Circle meeting held in March 2013. The discussion focused on the perceived controversial arrangements between the Conference of the Parties and the Green Climate Fund.
March 2013
This brief proposes 'The Oxford Approach' framework for measuring national 'differentiated economic capabilities' ("ability to pay") as integral part of an operationalisation.
This brief proposes 'The Oxford Approach' framework for measuring national 'differentiated economic capabilities' ("ability to pay") as integral part of an operationalisation. Based on a well-known income tax paradigm to define or assess climate change cost/burden sharing (schemes).
February 2013
A meeting of the Finance Circle took place on December 4, 2012, during the second week of COP 18 at Doha.
A meeting of the Finance Circle took place on December 4, 2012, during the second week of COP 18 at Doha. The meeting was shortened to accommodate participantsí schedule commitments in the negotiations. Discussions focused on how the FC could continue to serve as a useful platform for the negotiators, particularly at this stage when the negotiations on finance have increased in complexity, crucial importance and presence throughout several bodies of the UNFCCC.
December 2012
So which contributor countries met their obligations from Copenhagen 2009, and which are lagging?
At the 2009 Copenhagen climate change negotiations the worldís wealthier nations pledged major funding to help developing countries shift to a lower-carbon economy, and to deal with current and future climate change impacts. They pledged US$30 billion of ënew and additionalí fast-start climate finance, with funding ëbalancedí between mitigation and adaptation. We are now at the end of the fast-start period (2010-2012). So which contributor countries met their obligations and which are lagging?
November 2012
Prepared by the ecbi Fellows at the 2010 Oxford Fellowship.
Prepared by the ecbi Fellows at the 2010 Oxford Fellowship.
September 2012
Speaking Notes
September 2012
The Importance of Involving Stakeholders in the Green Climate Fund
August 2012
The importance of involving stakeholders in the GCF
August 2012
Innovative International Sources
The International Air Passenger Adaptation Levy (IAPAL)
July 2012
