Ecologist: Greater transparency, accountability and a plan that sets out how countries will increase funding is essential.
At the 2009 climate change conference in Copenhagen, key promises by developed countries to provide hundreds of billions of dollars in climate finance saved the event from total disaster.
The specific commitments were: developed countries would provide 30 billion USD over the course of 2010-2012 as ‘fast start’ finance to help developing countries in the fight against climate change;…