Climate finance is often framed as a question of global commitments. But in practice, it’s a question of systems. In a new essay, we argue that the next phase of climate finance isn’t about new pledges—it’s about integrating climate into the core machinery of government through Green Public Financial Management (PFM) . While methodologies for tracking mitigation and adaptation have improved, they are still not fully embedded in how governments plan, budget, and allocate resources. That gap...

Climate finance is increasingly caught in political crosscurrents—but the underlying work hasn’t stopped. With the U.S. withdrawing (again) from the Paris Agreement in 2026, it’s tempting to view climate finance as contingent on global consensus. But that misses what’s actually happening on the ground. Multilateral development banks committed $136.6 billion in climate finance in 2024 , mobilizing an additional $184 billion in co-finance . That’s over $320 billion in total flows —backed by...

Neartú Global is pleased to announce two senior additions to its advisory bench: Tiernan Mennen , who joins as Senior Advisor, Land & Natural Resources , and John Crihfield , who joins as Senior Adviser, Public Financial Management & Climate Risk . Both will serve Neartú in senior advisory capacities, bringing deep technical leadership that will strengthen our capacity to help governments, donors, investors and implementers design and deliver durable, investible and community-legitimate...