“We must not waste a good crisis” but take this moment of pandemic recovery to examine how environmental sustainability and urgent climate action can be merged with the global trade agenda Ambassador Chad Blackman of Barbados has urged, in an event on 22 September 2020. At the ODI-hosted event, ‘Charting new paths for climate and trade’, Ambassador Blackman said that…

…updated national climate plans by the end of the year in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. It will demonstrate the need for the international community to scale up finance in support of vulnerable countries’ efforts to address climate change; and identify COVID-19 recovery options aligned with inclusive and green economic development pathways.  The Thimphu Ambition Summit provides…

…to include loss and damage financing meaningfully on the COP27 agenda. What should loss and damage response finance look like? An AOSIS perspective Once the door is open for this formal discussion, countries should discuss two key elements, Mr Robertson suggests: Institutional arrangements for loss and damage response finance: setting up a new, fit-for-purpose multilateral fund under UNFCCC, and agreeing…

…report concludes: “While the transformation needed will take years to come, there are clear priorities that need to be delivered this year to show true and genuine progress towards unlocking these challenges and addressing the agreed solutions. “Having sparked new political attention on the interlinked climate and development issues, commitments from participating ministers to continue the Climate and Development Ministerial…