Based on pledges/statements made in UNFCCC… Finland, France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK were first off the blocks in making financial pledges in Doha. This was welcome. But the adequacy and the clarity of these pledges vary significantly and need to be pinned down. And then there’s the rest… ?
Australia = ?
Austria = ?
Belgium = ?
Canada = ?
EU = ?
Greece = ?
Iceland = ?
Ireland = ?
Italy = ?
Japan = ?
Luxembourg = ?
Netherlands = ?
New Zealand = ?
Portugal = ?
Spain = ?
Switzerland = ?
United States = ?
No developed country Party should be coming back to this process empty handed! ALL developed countries need to urgently commit to what climate finance they will provide in 2013 and beyond, in a way that is transparent, comparable and makes clear how finance is new and additional.