The Paris Package: Setting the Finance Agenda for Climate Action
Finance for climate action is like the elephant in the classic story: blind people are feeling it in different parts, losing sight of the whole. Development, climate, and finance experts must now remove their blindfold. In Paris in December this year, the 21st Conference of Parties (COP 21) should issue a Communiqué on finance that will address the question of how lifeline needs of the poor can be met whilst taking action on climate change. The communiqué must strive to make the ambitions of New York sensitive to the aspirations of New Delhi. This brief recommends a 'Paris Package' that makes funds accessible for both climate action and development.
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