Climate Aid

But green campaigners warn development aid has simply been repackaged as climate aid

Relying on cash-strapped governments to cover funding arrangements agreed at Cancun summit is "a recipe for failure", says white paper

Republican-dominated House Committee on Foreign Affairs rejects US plan to help developing countries combat climate change

Donation to World Bank fund will see market mechanisms piloted in developing countries

The EU's investment arm put €19bn towards climate projects in 2010, 30 per cent of its overall spend

New documentary explores why GDP remains the worst possible measure of economic progress

Vast majority of $30bn fast-start fund going to schemes targeting emissions rather than adaptation

UN committee cautions mechanisms for raising $100bn a year by 2020 will only prove feasible with international climate deal and carbon pricing

Human development report says inaction on climate change puts at risk decades of progress on education and health

Taxes on foreign exchange transactions, carbon allowances, aviation and shipping are mooted suggestions in leaked report by UN advisers