Carbon Finance at COP 17 in Durban, South Africa: November 28 - December 9, 2011

The 17th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa brought together representatives of the world's governments, international organizations and civil society. At the conference, the World Bank's Carbon Finance Unit launched two new carbon initiatives, the Carbon Initiative for Development (Ci-Dev) and the BioCarbon Fund Tranche 3 (BioCF T3), to provide support for the development of low carbon projects in least developed countries.

Furthermore, the World Bank provided stakeholders with an update on the achievements of the Partnership for Market Readiness since its launch in Cancun at COP 16, December 2010.

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• New World Bank Carbon Initiatives Announced in Durban: Carbon Finance Support to Poorest Countries
  
• World Bank to ready new carbon funds by mid-2012 (Reprinted with authorization from PointCarbon)
  
• Brice Quesnel, Senior Carbon Finance Specialist, is interviewed by Voice of America in preparation for COP 17 in Durban

Blogs:

• What did Durban deliver? by Andrew Steer
• d’Urban: Cities leading at COP17 by Dan Hoornweg
• Making carbon finance work for the poor by Rachel Kyte
• Stuck Between Doha and Durban? by Rachel Kyte
• Let's take charge of our future by Max Thabiso Edkins
• Can the world avert locking itself into an unsustainable future? by Vijay Iyer

Related links:

• World Bank Climate Change web site on COP 17
• UNFCCC web site on COP 17