Post-2025 Climate Finance Target

This research paper from the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses the development of a post-2025 climate finance target, arguing that simply increasing the current USD 100 billion annual target without addressing systemic difficulties and ambiguities would be ineffective.

• The authors contend that the existing climate finance system, centered on the goal of mobilizing USD 100 billion annually for developing countries, has faced significant challenges. They argue that increasing the target amount alone will not be effective unless five priority elements are addressed: the relationship to Article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement, the balance between adaptation and mitigation, the types of financial instruments used, the mobilization of private finance, and the definition of "new and additional" finance.
• Ambiguity regarding the definition of climate finance and the USD 100 billion target has led to multiple interpretations, which undermines trust and transparency. The authors identify a duality in how these targets are interpreted: as a means to mobilize investment at scale versus a means of transferring resources from developed to developing countries.
• To improve accountability, trust, and the transparent transfer of resources—particularly for the most vulnerable developing countries—the authors propose establishing a specific sub-target for grants. This, combined with other sub-targets, could create a post-2025 target capable of both mobilizing large-scale finance and ensuring resource transfer.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Post-2025 Climate Finance Target. https://www.sei.org/publications/post-2025-climate-finance-target/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Post-2025 Climate Finance Target. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/post-2025-climate-finance-target/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022post2025, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Post-2025 Climate Finance Target}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/post-2025-climate-finance-target/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }