Green Climate Fund 'open for business' after Japan's $1.5bn pledge

Jessica Shankleman
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UN-backed fund hopes to start financing projects by the end of this year after reaching funding milestone

A climate change fund set up by the United Nations to bolster developing economy investment in clean technologies and climate adaptation has confirmed it is now open for business after Japan delivered...

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