Policy Advocacy
Climate Financing and Human Rights: Submission to the OHCHR
Contribution by Dr Gamze Erdem Türkelli, Dr Anil Yilmaz Vastardis and Professor Celine Tan submitted on 16 January 2026.
This is a contribution by the researchers on the Climate Finance for Equitable Transitions (CLiFT) project to the 'United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Call for Inputs: Climate Financing and Human Rights' on 16 January 2026.
Submission to the Inquiry into the UK's International Climate Finance
Submission by Professor Celine Tan, Dr Anil Yilmaz Vastardis and Dr Gamze Erdem Türkelli submitted on 21 January 2026.
This submission examines Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) as a key mechanism through which the UK delivers its international climate finance (ICF). We highlight ten interconnected concerns that could undermine the efficacy of UK’s ICF
and broader global climate action and sustainable development.
JETPs, 'Green' Investments and Investment Treaties
CLiFT Briefing #4
Primer/Briefing by Dr Anil Yilmaz Vastardis published March 2026.
This updated briefing provides an overview of climate finance frameworks and 'Green' investments, focusing on the distribution of finance via two key channels - those within the multilateral climate regime supervised by UNFCC and the Paris agreement, and funds and frameworks operating outside this.
CLiFT Visual Transcript
This is the visual transcript for our 'What is Climate Finance' primer video.
This asks and answers:
- What is Climate Finance?
- Who should provide climate finance?
- Who bears the obligation to deliver, and why?
- How is climate finance delivered and what are the problems?
- Why is delivery challenging?
and importantly:
- What is the way forward?
Financing Sustainable Just Energy Transitions: Challenges and Ways Forward
Policy Submission by Professor Celine Tan, Dr Anil Yilmaz Vastardis and Dr Gamze Erdem Türkelli published September 2024.
This is a policy submission by the researchers on the Climate Finance for Equitable Transitions (CLiFT) project to the T20 Task Force 02 Sustainable Climate Action and Inclusive Just Energy Transitions, Sub-Topic 1 Fostering Sustainable, Inclusive, and Just Energy Transitions
Climate Finance and International Investment Law
CLiFT Briefing #3
Primer/Briefing by Dr Anil Yilmaz Vastardis published February 2025.
This briefing provides an overview of climate finance frameworks, focusing on distribution of finance via two key channels - those within the multilateral climate regime supervised by UNFCC and the Paris agreement, and funds and frameworks operating outside this.
The Climate Finance Architecture
CLiFT Briefing #2
Primer/Briefing by Professor Celine Tan published February 2025.
This updated briefing provides an overview of the climate finance architecture and the intersections between the multilateral climate regime and the international financial architecture.
The Climate Finance Architecture
CLiFT Briefing #1
Primer/Briefing by Professor Celine Tan published 08 September 2023.
This briefing provides an overview of the climate finance architecture and the intersections between the multilateral climate regime and the international financial architecture.
UK-African Partnerships and Just Energy Transitions: Finance and Investment Implications
Policy Submission by Professor Celine Tan, Dr Anil Yilmaz Vastardis and Dr Gamze Erdem Türkelli published 21 August 2023.
This is a policy submission by the researchers on the Climate Finance for Equitable Transitions (CLiFT) project to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Africa in response to the Call for Evidence for a policy inquiry on the ‘UK-African Partnerships for Just Energy Transitions in Africa’.
Evaluation of the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP)
Policy Submission by Professor Celine Tan, Dr Anil Yilmaz Vastardis and Dr Gamze Erdem Türkelli published March 2023
This is a policy submission by the researchers on the Climate Finance for Equitable Transitions (CLiFT) project to the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) submission to the South Africa Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) Consultation on the Just Energy Transition Plan (JET-IP)..
Comments on the Draft General Comment 26 on Children's Rights and the Environment, with a Special Focus on Climate Change
Commentary published April 2023
This is a contribution by the researchers on the Climate Finance for Equitable Transitions (CLiFT) project, commenting on the United Nations on the Rights of the Child Draft General Comment 26 on Children's Rights and the Environment, with a Special Focus on Climate ChangeLink opens in a new window.