Mafalda Duarte heads the Climate Investment Funds, which works with multilateral development banks, governments and communities in developing countries to finance climate solutions. In a recent interview, she spoke about how public climate finance catalyses change and why successful climate action depends fundamentally on social inclusion.

Reaching net zero requires making good on the $100 billion annual climate finance commitment – at a minimum. An independent expert report tracks where the money has to come from to meet climate goals. Read a summary. Read the full report

At the P4G Summit, the Secretary-General praised recent net-zero commitments but expressed concern about insufficient public finance for vulnerable communities. Read more.

The climate crisis is here. As the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season approaches, the United States and its neighbours in the Caribbean and Central America once again face the possibility that countless lives and livelihoods could be lost.

Join people across the region to find out what’s happening to keep a livable planet. Check our page on the week for a quick glance at ideas, actions, science and ambitious plans to move forward.

A new report details how cutting methane emissions could significantly slow global temperature rise – and improve air quality and health. Reduction measures are readily available, and can even make money while saving the planet. Read more.

UN Chief António Guterres reminded the 2021 Petersberg Climate Dialogue that only six months remain before make-or-break climate talks at COP26. Top priorities for action are ending coal use, and investing in adaptation to save lives, protect economies and sustain livable communities. Read more.

Climate change is a top driver of humanitarian need and human suffering, particularly for the poorest countries. The impacts threaten to deepen already wide inequalities, resulting in consequences felt by the world at large, including instability, violence and displacement.

Four young women on the vanguard of a new generation of climate activism call for equality for women, and justice for the planet.

Join indigenous peoples on the frontlines of climate action to learn about their solutions to sustain biodiversity, ecosystems and a livable climate.