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Analysis: Climate-finance pledges fall 70% as countries meet at COP31
Carbon Brief · By Josh Gabbatiss ·
The Brief
- Carbon Brief analysis finds public funding pledged to help developing countries tackle climate change fell by more than 70% in 2026.
- Developed countries are required under UN climate treaties to provide climate finance.
- The drop comes as countries meet at COP31.
Why it matters
The figures show a sharp reduction in public money promised to developing countries for climate action, which bears on how far global climate targets and adaptation efforts can be funded.
Who’s affected
- climate researchers and policy analysts
- developing countries that rely on international climate finance
- anyone following UN climate negotiations
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Carbon Brief publishes analysis finding public climate-finance pledges fell more than 70% in 2026
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Analysis: Climate-finance pledges fall 70% as countries meet at COP31