Climate Finance: An Overview

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsNoah J. GordonNoah J. Gordon is acting co-director of the Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program and a fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. 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