Massive public pressure needed to rescue climate deal after Warsaw farce and fiasco 24 November 2013 Only massive public pressure can rescue a climate deal, warned Oxfam today, as the Warsaw negotiations drew to a close after a fortnight of farce and fiasco.
Rich countries must end obsession with private climate finance 20 November 2013 Rich countries’ obsession with private finance means millions of poor and vulnerable people could be left to face increasingly extreme and erratic climate alone warned Oxfam today as minist
Poor countries left in the dark on climate finance: COP19 11 November 2013 As the COP19 climate talks start, poor countries are being left with little idea about what money is available to help them cope with climate change because of murky accounting and a lack of transparency by rich countries.
Climate ‘fiscal cliff’ looms for developing countries if leaders come to Doha with no new money 25 November 2012 After another year of extreme weather, developing countries face a looming climate ‘fiscal cliff’ at the end of 2012. Yet new Oxfam research finds most climate finance pledges so far have been recycled funds or loans.
G20 needs to seize opportunity on Robin Hood tax and climate finance 17 October 2011 On Robin Hood tax/financial transaction tax Speaking at the G20 finance ministers meeting, Max Lawson, Oxfam spokesperson, said: “While the G20 squabbles, poor people from Greece to Ghana
Poll: Majority in five major European countries back Robin Hood Tax 22 March 2011 A poll commissioned by Oxfam and carried out in six European countries found a majority of people in the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy all support a Robin Hood Tax.
Oxfam response to the latest UNFCCC text on climate finance 7 December 2010 Responding to the latest finance text that came out today, international climate change policy adviser Tim Gore said:
Climate change talks must deliver following record year of extreme weather 29 November 2010 Negotiators should begin UN climate talks with far more urgency and resolve following a year of weather-related disasters, record temperatures, flooding and rising sea levels.
High-Level UN Climate Advisory Group: Innovative approaches can raise needed climate funds 4 November 2010 A new report from the UN’s High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF) makes it crystal clear that raising the public money to help poor countries build resilience to climate change is possible without putting the squeeze on taxpayers.