Giant Swedish pledge to Green Climate Fund

The result of the first pledging conference for the Green Climate Fund was just shy of USD 10 billion, with Nordic countries providing 9 per cent of the total.

Isabella Lövin, Sweden's Development Minister
Photo: European Parliament

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