COP28: Setting the Pace for a New Era
COP28 has mobilized over $83 billion in funding, along with 11 pledges and declarations launched and received historic support
- COP28 has mobilized over $83 billion in funding, setting the pace for a new era in climate action.
- These include the first ever declarations on food systems transformation and health, plus declarations on renewable energy and efficiency, as well as initiatives to decarbonize heavy emitting industries.
- 11 pledges and declarations have been launched and received historic support.
- On day one of COP28, the Presidency facilitated a historic agreement to operationalize and capitalize funding for Loss and Damage, supporting those on the front lines of the climate crisis with $792 million already pledged to date.
- $3.5 billion in new money announced to replenish the Green Climate Fund (GCF)
- $134 million announced toward the Adaptation Fund
- $129.3 million announced toward the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDC)
- $31 million to the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)
- UAE launched a $30 billion catalytic fund, ALTÉRRA, to drive positive climate action.
- The fund seeks to mobilize an additional $250 billion globally.
- The UAE committed $200 million to help vulnerable countries through Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and $150 million to fund water scarcity solutions.
- The World Bank announced an increase of $9 billion annually for 2024 and 2025 to finance climate-related projects. Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) announced acumulative increase of over $22.6 billion toward climate action.
The full breakdown of pledges and declarations so far is as follows:
- The Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge has been endorsed by 130 countries.
- The COP28 UAE Declaration on Agriculture, Food, & Climate has received endorsements from 153 countries.
- The COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health has been endorsed by 141 countries.
- The COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate Finance has been endorsed by 13 countries.
- The Global Cooling Pledge has been endorsed by 66 countries.
- The COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate Relief, Recovery & Peace has been endorsed by 78 countries and 40 organizations.
- The COP28 UAE Declaration on Hydrogen and Derivates has been endorsed by 37 countries.
- The COP28 UAE Declaration on Gender-Responsive Just Transitions has been endorsed by 78 countries.
- The Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP) Pledge has been endorsed by 67 countries.
- The Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter has been endorsed by 52 companies, representing 40 percent of global oil production.
- The Industrial Transition Accelerator has been endorsed by 35 companies and six industry associations, including World Steel Association, International Aluminium Institute, Global Renewable Alliance, Global Cement and Concrete Association, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, International Air Transport Association.
Breakdown of financial pledges and contributions so far:
- Loss and Damage: $792 million
- Green Climate Fund: $3.5 billion (increasing second replenishment to $12.8
- billion)
- Adaptation Fund: $134 million
- Least Developed Countries Fund: $129.3 million
- Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF): $31 million
- Renewable Energy: $5 billion
- Cooling: $57 million
- Clean Cooking: $30 million
- Technology: $568 million
- Methane: $1.2 billion
- Climate Finance: $30 billion from UAE, $200 million in Special Drawing Rights, and $31.6 billion from Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)
- Food: $3.1 billion
- Nature: $2.6 billion
- Health: $2.9 billion
- Water: $150 million
- Gender: $2.8 million
- Relief, Recovery and Peace: $1.2 billion
- Local Climate Action: $467 million
Sibi Sathyan
Sibi Sathyan is a business journalist with 23 years of versatile experience, with a specialization in Sustainability, ESG, Green Funding, M&A, and Private Equity and also a GRI Certified writer for Sustainability Reporting. He has extensive exposure to Private Equity & Fundraising during his tenure in PwC India's Private Equity Practice. He is currently working as the Editorial Director of ESG Times. Contact him for stories and our services at editorial@esgtimes.in