Combating climate change is the defining challenge of our times.

From the perspective of the Global South, addressing the climate crisis is an urgent priority that requires mobilizing and deploying financial resources at an unprecedented scale.

The Climate Finance Center for the Global South (CFC-GS) is a think tank based in Bélem with an exclusive focus on bridging the policy-finance-outcome knowledge gap in the Global South. The objective is to create a South-South network of public policy professionals, academics and practitioners to share knowledge, build coalitions and co-create solutions to mobilize and deploy climate finance at scale.

The CFC-GS will focus on four core areas:

Macroeconomic environment and climate finance

Monetary, fiscal, trade and investment policies.

Climate finance instruments

MDB/RDB finance; carbon credits, blended finance, private capital etc.

Climate finance for cities

Resource mobilization, investment priorities, incentives, subsidies etc

Climate Finance tracker for COP30

Global, regional and national commitments and expenditure.

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Ahead of COP31, Countries Cut Fossil Fuel Financing, but Support for Clean Energy Still Faces Challenges

By Andressa Lima (CFC-GS/UFPA) Less than two weeks before COP31, scheduled to take place from November 9 to 20, 2026, in Antalya, Türkiye, a report published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), in partnership with Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth US, assessed progress in implementing the commitments of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP). Released

Tropical Forest Forever Facility: What Has Progressed Since COP30?

By Andressa Lima (CFC-GS/UFPA) The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is an international initiative led by Brazil that seeks to establish a permanent financing mechanism for tropical forest conservation. Officially launched in November 2025 during the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in Belém, Pará, Brazil, the facility proposes a new approach to financing environmental protection: rewarding countries

Towards COP31: What Happened to the Promises Made at COP30?

By Andressa Lima (CFC-GS/UFPA) The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025, marked an important moment for the international climate agenda. Against a backdrop of worsening climate change and growing global economic inequalities, the conference reinforced commitments related to climate finance, adaptation, and the transition towards a low-carbon economy. However, as COP31 approaches,

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