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Can Carbon Taxes Close Latin America and the Caribbean’s Climate Finance Gap?
By Daniel Titelman As temperatures in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) heat up, economies in the region are cooling Read more
How Has China Helped the Green Transformation Along the Belt and Road: Four Channels
By Yan Wang As the deadline for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) draws near, the world economy faces Read more
International Investment Pushes Past and Present: Introducing the Blog Series
By Tim Hirschel-Burns Political winds may have shifted in some major powers, but reality has not: a global investment push Read more
Chart of the Week: Debt Distress: The Hidden Barrier to Scaling Up Adaptation Finance
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary and Tim Hirschel-Burns As negotiations at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Read more
How We Track China’s Overseas Development Finance: A Guide to GDP Center’s Four Flagship Databases
By Yiyuan Qi and William Olichney As China’s overseas financing activities expand across the globe, the need for reliable, detailed Read more
Summer in the Field: Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Equity-Based Incentives in Performance-Based Financing (PBF) for Improved Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Rwanda
By Angeline Mumararungu During my 2025 Summer in the Field Fellowship, I had the opportunity to pursue a research project Read more
Summer in the Field: How Does Climate Change Affect Economic Productivity? A Global Perspective from 2000-2017
By Ericka Osses Climate change poses significant risks to the global economy by affecting labor productivity, influencing investment decisions and Read more
Redefining Models for Global Green Cooperation: Lessons from China’s Emerging Partnerships
By Mengdi Yue As climate, biodiversity and pollution crises intensify, the call for green transformation has become universal. Yet while Read more
Chart of the Week: How Much Should Multilateral Development Banks Contribute to the Baku to Belém Roadmap to $1.3 Trillion?
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary and Marina Zucker-Marques Last week, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) Presidency published the Read more
The Land Gap: How Conservation Can Make Sovereign Debt Crises Less Common
By Rebecca Ray Globally, conserving nature is a key priority for protecting communities and economies from the catastrophic impacts of Read more