noun phrase · academic
climate finance
/ˈklaɪmət faɪˈnæns/CLI·mate FIN·ance
money and financial services provided to support mitigation and adaptation to climate change
Examples
“Developing countries need more climate finance to build resilient infrastructure.”
“Private investment is expected to supplement public climate finance.”
“International negotiations often focus on mobilizing climate finance.”
Band 8 sentence
“Redirecting global capital flows toward climate finance is essential if we are to achieve a just energy transition.”
Collocations
- mobilize climate finance
- access climate finance
- international climate finance
Word family
Common mistakes
finance for climate→climate finance
financial climate→climate finance
Say it for a higher band
5funding for environment→6environmental funding→7+climate finance
Synonyms
green finance
Easily confused
green finance
“Banks are offering green finance products to support renewable projects.”
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In Environment & Climate
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