Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action?

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45d Carbon Brief Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action? — The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect…

46d Climate Home News World Bank’s climate work can endure without finance target, experts say — Even though the global lender has scrapped a headline goal for its financing with climate benefits, it has decided to continue its climate action plan in the…

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careclimatechange.org Care Climate Adaptation Finance Fact Or Fiction 1 (careclimatechange.org)

coebank.org G20 Roadmap Towards Better Bigger And More Effective Mdbs T69Dxmx (coebank.org)

globalinfrafacility.org A Climate Finance Framework Ihleg Report 2 Summary (globalinfrafacility.org)

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