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Climate change is an existential threat, one that demands all of us to urgently consider every opportunity and scenario to reduce CO2 emissions. During last week’s White House Leaders Summit on Climate, a group of governments and companies announced the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition, an ambitious new public-private initiative designed to accelerate climate action by providing results-based finance to countries committed to protecting their tropical forests. The Rockefeller Foundation is proud to have been an early supporter of Emergent, a U.S. non-profit organization that will serve as a platform to facilitate transactions and coordinator LEAF. The launch of LEAF aims to mobilize at least $1 billion in financing to jump start what is expected to become one of the largest ever public-private efforts to halt deforestation and support sustainable development, which will not only benefit th
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LEAF Coalition: UK joins US, Norway, and top corporates to launch $1bn tropical forest protection drive
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Deforestation in the Amazon and other tropical forests is on the rise | Credit: iStock
Coalition aims to mobilise $1bn in financing for tropical forest protection and restoration and provide a standardised and verified way for corporates to deliver climate finance
The governments of the UK, US, and Norway have joined forces with some of the world s biggest companies to launch a new public-private coalition geared at mobilising $1bn of finance for tropical forest protection efforts.