Ed Wickstead
@edwickstead.bsky.social
Working on climate finance and policy coherence for development @ the Center for Global Development. Views my own etc.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer just cut the UK aid budget from 0.5% of GNI to 0.3% in 2027 to fund increases in defence spending.
He says he’s making tough choices, but cutting funding for the world’s poorest people is the easiest—and cruellest—choice he could make (1/4)
He says he’s making tough choices, but cutting funding for the world’s poorest people is the easiest—and cruellest—choice he could make (1/4)
February 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer just cut the UK aid budget from 0.5% of GNI to 0.3% in 2027 to fund increases in defence spending.
He says he’s making tough choices, but cutting funding for the world’s poorest people is the easiest—and cruellest—choice he could make (1/4)
He says he’s making tough choices, but cutting funding for the world’s poorest people is the easiest—and cruellest—choice he could make (1/4)
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A blog on the PEPFAR pause. I hope Secretary Rubio protects the legacy he helped build.
www.cgdev.org/blog/legacy-...
www.cgdev.org/blog/legacy-...
A Legacy at Risk: The Urgent Case for Resuming PEPFAR Funding
This last week, a critical pillar of global health has been thrust into jeopardy due to executive action. Secretary Rubio has the power to resume funding to PEPFAR tomorrow by issuing a waiver to the ...
www.cgdev.org
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A blog on the PEPFAR pause. I hope Secretary Rubio protects the legacy he helped build.
www.cgdev.org/blog/legacy-...
www.cgdev.org/blog/legacy-...
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With Trump's inauguration just days away, many people are worried about what his second term will mean for global reproductive rights. In a new blog, my colleagues and I argue that the UK should step up to champion family planning and reproductive rights:
www.cgdev.org/blog/trumps-...
www.cgdev.org/blog/trumps-...
https://www.cgdev.org/blog/trumps-election-gives-uk-clear-global-health-mission-champion-family-planning-and-reproductive"
January 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
With Trump's inauguration just days away, many people are worried about what his second term will mean for global reproductive rights. In a new blog, my colleagues and I argue that the UK should step up to champion family planning and reproductive rights:
www.cgdev.org/blog/trumps-...
www.cgdev.org/blog/trumps-...
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Nations agreed on a target of $300bn/year in climate finance for developing nations by 2035.
Sounds like a big number, but it's not as ambitious as it seems...
1⃣ Pre-COP, rich nations were already on track to reach $200bn with "no additional effort".
➡️ buff.ly/49o9iyi
Sounds like a big number, but it's not as ambitious as it seems...
1⃣ Pre-COP, rich nations were already on track to reach $200bn with "no additional effort".
➡️ buff.ly/49o9iyi
December 5, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Nations agreed on a target of $300bn/year in climate finance for developing nations by 2035.
Sounds like a big number, but it's not as ambitious as it seems...
1⃣ Pre-COP, rich nations were already on track to reach $200bn with "no additional effort".
➡️ buff.ly/49o9iyi
Sounds like a big number, but it's not as ambitious as it seems...
1⃣ Pre-COP, rich nations were already on track to reach $200bn with "no additional effort".
➡️ buff.ly/49o9iyi
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Blog: The Tenth Recipient Test.
The median size for a bilateral aid country relationship (US aid to Vanuatu, UK aid to Cameroon for eg) is about $1.5 million.
Only 7% of bilateral relationships are >$100m.
'Country programs' make little sense below that level.
The median size for a bilateral aid country relationship (US aid to Vanuatu, UK aid to Cameroon for eg) is about $1.5 million.
Only 7% of bilateral relationships are >$100m.
'Country programs' make little sense below that level.
December 3, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Blog: The Tenth Recipient Test.
The median size for a bilateral aid country relationship (US aid to Vanuatu, UK aid to Cameroon for eg) is about $1.5 million.
Only 7% of bilateral relationships are >$100m.
'Country programs' make little sense below that level.
The median size for a bilateral aid country relationship (US aid to Vanuatu, UK aid to Cameroon for eg) is about $1.5 million.
Only 7% of bilateral relationships are >$100m.
'Country programs' make little sense below that level.
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For those negotiating in Baku on the #NCQG climate finance goal
@edwickstead.bsky.social and I have calculated two new scenarios in our @cgdev.bsky.social model of baselines relating to multilateral development banks and the latest negotiating text
1/5
@edwickstead.bsky.social and I have calculated two new scenarios in our @cgdev.bsky.social model of baselines relating to multilateral development banks and the latest negotiating text
1/5
November 22, 2024 at 6:02 PM
For those negotiating in Baku on the #NCQG climate finance goal
@edwickstead.bsky.social and I have calculated two new scenarios in our @cgdev.bsky.social model of baselines relating to multilateral development banks and the latest negotiating text
1/5
@edwickstead.bsky.social and I have calculated two new scenarios in our @cgdev.bsky.social model of baselines relating to multilateral development banks and the latest negotiating text
1/5
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Important note: On a "business-as-usual" trajectory, with...
⛔️NO new finance pledges
⛔️NO new finance system reforms
⛔️NO extra effort
Climate finance reaches ~$200bn by 2030, according to analysis by @joethwaites.bsky.social and others.
www.nrdc.org/bio/joe-thwa...
⛔️NO new finance pledges
⛔️NO new finance system reforms
⛔️NO extra effort
Climate finance reaches ~$200bn by 2030, according to analysis by @joethwaites.bsky.social and others.
www.nrdc.org/bio/joe-thwa...
November 22, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Important note: On a "business-as-usual" trajectory, with...
⛔️NO new finance pledges
⛔️NO new finance system reforms
⛔️NO extra effort
Climate finance reaches ~$200bn by 2030, according to analysis by @joethwaites.bsky.social and others.
www.nrdc.org/bio/joe-thwa...
⛔️NO new finance pledges
⛔️NO new finance system reforms
⛔️NO extra effort
Climate finance reaches ~$200bn by 2030, according to analysis by @joethwaites.bsky.social and others.
www.nrdc.org/bio/joe-thwa...
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The updated text on the new climate goal #NCQG is finally out, suggesting a goal of $250bn per year by 2035.
This figure is slightly above our 'no effort' baseline scenario of $222bn (this increased current efforts by inflation and economic growth).
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This figure is slightly above our 'no effort' baseline scenario of $222bn (this increased current efforts by inflation and economic growth).
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November 22, 2024 at 1:36 PM
The updated text on the new climate goal #NCQG is finally out, suggesting a goal of $250bn per year by 2035.
This figure is slightly above our 'no effort' baseline scenario of $222bn (this increased current efforts by inflation and economic growth).
Short 🧵
This figure is slightly above our 'no effort' baseline scenario of $222bn (this increased current efforts by inflation and economic growth).
Short 🧵
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November 20, 2024 at 4:09 PM