At the invitation of the United States and Switzerland, Luxembourg formed one of the 18 donor countries in attendance at a ministerial meeting in Paris over the weekend.
The topic of climate funding was at the heart of discussions, and in a subsequent joint statement the ministers reaffirmed their determination to mobilise, from 2020, a yearly amount of $100 billion from public and private sources to support the reduction of harmful emissions and to establish adaptation measures in developing countries.
"Climate finance is a key issue of the climate conference in Paris," stated Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg Minister of the Environment, who was present in Paris. "This meeting allowed us to send an important signal of confidence to countries who are the least developed, and the most vulnerable to climate change."
The ministers have announced plans to continue their efforts to improve the availability of data and the evaluation of the climate financing method, as current data does not represent a complete picture of the contributions.
The meeting took place ahead of the November 2015 COP21 Conference which will also be held in Paris, whereby over 190 countries will aim to determine an international political response to climate change.
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