A Breakdown of Developed Countries’ Public Climate Finance Contributions Towards the $100 Billion Goal

This technical note by the World Resources Institute analyzes public climate finance contributions from developed countries between 2013 and 2018 to assess progress toward the $100 billion annual goal established in the 2009 Copenhagen Accord.

• Developed countries committed in 2009 under the Copenhagen Accord to mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 to assist developing countries with climate change adaptation and emissions reduction. This commitment serves as a core component of the Paris Agreement's 'grand bargain,' linking ambitious climate action from all nations to enhanced support for developing countries.
• The paper provides a comprehensive breakdown of individual developed countries' public climate finance contributions from 2013 to 2018, filling a previous gap where only aggregate progress had been assessed. The goal of this data breakdown is to increase accountability and transparency, while identifying methodological barriers for future reporting.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). A Breakdown of Developed Countries’ Public Climate Finance Contributions Towards the $100 Billion Goal. https://www.wri.org/research/breakdown-developed-countries-public-climate-finance-contributions-towards-100-billion

Chicago

World Resources Institute. A Breakdown of Developed Countries’ Public Climate Finance Contributions Towards the $100 Billion Goal. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/breakdown-developed-countries-public-climate-finance-contributions-towards-100-billion.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendbreakdown, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{A Breakdown of Developed Countries’ Public Climate Finance Contributions Towards the \$100 Billion Goal}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/breakdown-developed-countries-public-climate-finance-contributions-towards-100-billion}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }