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Debt relief and financing climate change action

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  • Adrian Fenton

    (University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
    Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP), School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
    International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Independent University Bangladesh)

  • Helena Wright

    (International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Independent University Bangladesh
    Centre for Environmental Policy, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London)

  • Stavros Afionis

    (University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
    Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP), School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds)

  • Jouni Paavola

    (University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
    Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP), School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds)

  • Saleemul Huq

    (International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Independent University Bangladesh
    International Institute for Environment and Development, Climate Change Group)

Abstract

Slow progress in scaling-up climate finance has emerged as a major bottleneck in international negotiations. Debt relief for climate finance swaps could provide an alternative source for financing mitigation and adaptation action in developing countries.

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  • Adrian Fenton & Helena Wright & Stavros Afionis & Jouni Paavola & Saleemul Huq, 2014. "Debt relief and financing climate change action," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 4(8), pages 650-653, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:4:y:2014:i:8:d:10.1038_nclimate2303
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2303
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    1. Jesse M. Keenan, 2018. "Regional resilience trust funds: an exploratory analysis for leveraging insurance surcharges," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 38(1), pages 118-139, March.
    2. Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline & Mouez Fodha, 2023. "Debt, tax and environmental policy [Dette, taxe et politique environnementale]," Post-Print halshs-04181981, HAL.
    3. Yalew, Amsalu W. & Hirte, Georg & Lotze-Campen, Hermann & Tscharaktschiew, Stefan, 2017. "General equilibrium effects of public adaptation in agriculture in LDCs: Evidence from Ethiopia," CEPIE Working Papers 11/17, Technische Universität Dresden, Center of Public and International Economics (CEPIE).
    4. Marion Davin & Mouez Fodha & Thomas Seegmuller, 2023. "Pollution in a globalized world: Are debt transfers among countries a solution?," International Journal of Economic Theory, The International Society for Economic Theory, vol. 19(1), pages 21-38, March.
    5. Amsalu Woldie Yalew & Georg Hirte & Hermann Lotze-Campen & Stefan Tscharaktschiew, 2019. "The Synergies and Trade-Offs of Planned Adaptation in Agriculture: a General Equilibrium Analysis for Ethiopia," Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Springer, vol. 3(3), pages 213-233, October.
    6. Antimiani, Alessandro & Costantini, Valeria & Markandya, Anil & Paglialunga, Elena & Sforna, Giorgia, 2016. "Assessing costs and benefits of current climate negotiations," Conference papers 332752, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.

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