Improved Climate Finance Regulations for Multilateral Development Banks under the Paris Agreement
Under the impetus of the Paris Agreement,multilateral development banks(MDBs)have established a set of climate finance regulations grounded in common principles for their financial operations,injecting new vitality into the global climate financing.However,the development of climate finance regulations is difficult to meet the interests of relevant parties,the long-term strategic cooperation with developing member countries is weak,the pressure of fierce competition and the deficit of trust in private sector financing.As a result,the current climate finance regulations system of MDBs still faces multiple difficulties,such as unbalanced allocation of funds,obvious silos of rules,lack of detailed content,and insufficient transparency.In the future,MDBs should continue to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement,establish a unified framework of climate finance regulations and standards,design quantifiable and comparable financial monitoring mechanisms,and improve climate finance risk management.As a responsible major country in the international community and a key actor in global climate financing,China should choose an appropriate path of international climate governance,systematically build a system of climate finance regulations with high standards,establish a unified climate finance management mechanism,and strengthen multilateral cooperation mechanism building on climate finance,so as to positively influence the improvement of international climate finance regulations and increase the voice of climate governance.
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