Finland, Tyskland og Norge har bidraget med i alt 180 millioner dollars til en fond ved Verdensbanken, der skal bekæmpe global opvarmning ved at støtte u-lande i bestræbelserne på at bevare deres skov, skriver Verdensbanken torsdag.
WASHINGTON, January 10, 2013: In a boost for global efforts to combat climate change and tropical deforestation, Finland, Germany, and Norway have each announced new financial contributions totaling approximately US$180 million to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), the World Bank writes Tuesday.
The FCPF is the World Bank administered facility that was set up to compensate developing countries for reductions in carbon dioxide emissions achieved by preserving their forests.
“Forests continue to be lost as efforts to get the world on a greener, low-carbon growth path struggle to increase in speed and scale to meet the climate challenges ahead,” said Rachel Kyte, World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development.
“We are therefore very pleased with the continued commitment of the donor community to support FCPF’s groundbreaking work to curb forest loss,” he added.
The new contributions to the FCPF bring the Facility’s capitalization to approximately US$650 million and guarantee the continued support for efforts by developing countries to reduce the loss of forest cover and the associated emissions of greenhouse gases while preparing for results-based payments.
“I am excited to see the Carbon Fund getting ready to pay countries and large jurisdictions for verified emission reductions,” said Hans Brattskar, Norway’s Special Envoy for International Climate Policy.
“REDD+ needs to move from planning to large scale action already in this decade if we are to maintain the two degree goal. The Carbon Fund will bring countries and companies together to create early demand for forest carbon with strong safeguards,” he continued.
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