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This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics examines the proposal to expand the contributor base for climate finance to include emerging economies. It argues that while some emerging countries already contribute voluntarily, mandating their contributions at the current rate of developed countries would only provide an additional USD 51.19 billion, which is approximately 5.12% of the estimated USD 1 trillion annual need for developing countries. The document emphasizes that developed countries must maintain primary responsibility and calls for clearer definitions of 'developed countries' and 'climate finance' during the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) negotiations at COP29.

This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics examines the role of multilateral development banks (MDBs) in climate finance, arguing that reforms to their capital adequacy frameworks and the use of under-utilised financial tools could unlock hundreds of billions of dollars in additional funding. It highlights the importance of MDBs in meeting the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) while noting that their current contributions remain a small fraction of the total funding required for global climate action by 2030.

This briefing by Transforma presents simplified negotiation options for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance, intended for adoption in Baku, Azerbaijan, by November 2024. The document organizes various proposals from Parties and groups into a structured framework covering the goal's preamble, context, temporal scope, structure, quantum determination, qualitative elements, access, concessionality, and transparency arrangements.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute outlines essential requirements ("must-haves") for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) to ensure that climate adaptation finance is sufficient, effective, and equitable. It provides specific recommendations for the NCQG's structure and suggests enhancements to the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) to improve accountability for both providers and recipients of climate finance.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute outlines essential requirements ("must-haves") for adaptation finance within the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) to be agreed upon at COP29. It focuses on three primary objectives: ensuring the finance is sufficient in quantum and instrument, effective in its implementation and scale, and equitable in its allocation and access.

This briefing by Transforma presents a set of simplified negotiation options for the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG). The document reorganizes various elements from the Ad-Hoc Work Programme (AHWP) and inputs from groups such as AOSIS and LDCs into a structured framework to assist stakeholders during negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute outlines seven key elements under negotiation for the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG), which is intended to replace the previous $100 billion annual goal. The document details the tensions between developed and developing nations regarding the target amount, the list of contributing countries, the time frame for achievement, and the inclusion of loss and damage funding.

This briefing by Transforma presents a proposal to simplify the negotiation options for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance under the Paris Agreement. The authors condense 44 existing negotiation options, categorized into 10 elements by the Co-Chairs of the Ad-Hoc Work Programme (AHWP), into a more direct framework to assist stakeholders as negotiations resume in the second quarter of 2024.

This briefing by RMI outlines the critical questions and structural challenges facing the process to establish a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance before 2025. It argues that the NCQG must move beyond the political nature of the previous US$100 billion target to become a science- and needs-based goal that addresses the specific priorities of developing countries, including adaptation, loss and damage, and a just transition.

This briefing by Transforma examines the persistent gap between climate adaptation finance needs and actual flows, critiquing the lack of quantitative clarity in the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) and proposing options for establishing a trackable adaptation finance target by COP30.