Principle 6: Ministries of Finance and Nationally Determined Contributions - Stepping Up for Climate Action
Author: Coalition Secretariat
This report is a first step in the Coalition’s work under Principle 6 to support its Member Countries to design their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by strengthening the Finance Ministries’ involvement in the preparatory process. This work is closely related to the Helsinki Principle 1 on aligning policies and practices with the Paris Agreement commitments and Principle 2 on sharing experience and expertise in order to provide mutual encouragement and promote a collective understanding of policies and practices for climate action.
COP25: Finance Ministers from over 50 countries join forces to tackle climate change
Author: Coalition Secretariat
Present for the first time at a COP, Finance Ministers launch plan of action Madrid, December 9, 2019 – Today, at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP25 in Madrid, the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action launched the Santiago Action Plan that aims to accelerate their countries’ transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies. The Coalition, co-led by Finland and Chile, comprises 51 countries covering 30 percent of global GDP.
Finance Ministers Join Forces to Raise Climate Ambition
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2019 — Today, at the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, Finance Ministers from more than twenty countries launched a new coalition aimed at driving stronger collective action on climate change and its impacts.