Kerry McCarthy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kerry McCarthy on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what international progress has been made towards establishing the Green Climate Fund ahead of the UN’s climate summit in Lima; and when she expects this fund to be ready for capitalisation.

Lynne Featherstone

The Green Climate Fund Board has agreed a list of eight operational policies needed to complete the design of the fund, with a view to taking decisions at the next Board meeting in May. The Board will also decide the next steps towards a contributions process, with a view to enabling pledges by the meeting in Lima.