We get the impression that Germany likes being ahead of the curve, it appears that Germany is leading the pack when it comes to what developed countries are doing on climate finance. Last year, was the first country to pledge to the Green Climate Fund. This year, just two weeks ago, at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced to double the German climate finance  by 2020. ECO has been told that this is no empty pledge, and it actually refers to public finance from the government budget which is currently said to be approximately €2 billion a year, … Continue reading Germany: You’ve Done It Again