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UN Trade and Development leads COP29 Baku Initiative for climate action

UN Trade and Development leads COP29 Baku Initiative for climate action

The initiative aims to strengthen and coordinate the response to climate challenges, fostering economic development and meaningful climate action.

Carbon markets ‘a powerful tool’ for least developed countries, COP29 hears

Carbon markets ‘a powerful tool’ for least developed countries, COP29 hears

At the annual climate summit, UN Trade and Development urges stronger action to help least developed nations tap into carbon markets for sustainable and resilient growth.

Balancing investment and trade to address climate challenges

Balancing investment and trade to address climate challenges

By Luz María de la Mora, Director of International Trade and Commodities, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

How critical energy transition minerals can pave the way for shared prosperity

How critical energy transition minerals can pave the way for shared prosperity

By UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan

UN Trade and Development drives integrated finance, investment and trade solutions to climate change

UN Trade and Development drives integrated finance, investment and trade solutions to climate change

The need to align finance, trade and investment to foster sustainable and resilient development takes on extra urgency as climate challenges mount globally.

Bending the curve: Better trade policies can break the link between economic prosperity and carbon emissions

Bending the curve: Better trade policies can break the link between economic prosperity and carbon emissions

Cutting CO2 emissions while building a sustainable future requires urgent and decisive action to separate economic prosperity and energy access from CO2 emissions.

A drop in the ocean: Carbon markets have provided limited finance for least developed countries

A drop in the ocean: Carbon markets have provided limited finance for least developed countries

In 2023, the market value of carbon credits from these vulnerable economies sat at $403 million – just 1% of total bilateral development aid.

Leveraging carbon markets for least developed countries

Leveraging carbon markets for least developed countries

By connecting economic growth with climate action, carbon markets can offer a pathway to mobilize funds for sustainable development in the world’s most vulnerable economies.

A new climate finance goal is on the horizon. How can developing countries benefit?

A new climate finance goal is on the horizon. How can developing countries benefit?

Global climate finance needs a quantum leap in both quantity and quality to address developing economies’ needs for a just transition towards sustainability and resilience.

Joint report explores scope for coordinated approach to climate action, carbon pricing and policy spillovers

Joint report explores scope for coordinated approach to climate action, carbon pricing and policy spillovers

The report outlines pathways for coordinated approaches to climate action, carbon pricing, and the cross-border effects of mitigation policies to achieve global climate goals.