Mia Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, has been drawing attention to the environmental and financial threats faced by small and vulnerable countries like hers.
Japan will assemble loans of up to $500 million to help Indonesia adopt renewable energy and expand grid networks under a public-private decarbonization initiative.
Congress has approved billions of dollars to fix water and sewer systems across the US. But getting that money to needy communities depends on how states define a key word.
There are more than 5,000 banks and 5,000-plus credit unions in the US. While less than 1 per cent are currently reporting the carbon emissions of their loans and investments, this is changing.
