About the Coalition

Finance Ministers hold the keys to accelerating climate action. They know most clearly the risks posed by climate change, and recognize how taking action could unlock trillions in investments and create millions of jobs through 2030.

The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action brings together fiscal and economic policymakers from over 90 countries in leading the global climate response and in securing a just transition towards low-carbon resilient development.

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The Helsinki Principles

The six Helsinki Principles guide the Coalition's commitment to #ClimateAction

Helsinki Principle 1: Align Policies with the Paris Agreement

Align our policies and practices with the Paris Agreement commitments
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Helsinki Principle 2: Share Experiences & Expertise

Share our experience and expertise with each other in order to provide mutual encouragement and promote collective understanding of policies and practices for climate action
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Helsinki Principle 3: Promote Carbon Pricing Measures

Work towards measures that result in effective carbon pricing
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Helsinki Principle 4: Mainstream Climate in Economic Policies

Take climate change into account in macroeconomic policy, fiscal planning, budgeting, public investment management, and procurement practices
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Helsinki Principle 5: Mobilize Climate Finance

Mobilize private sources of climate finance by facilitating investments and the development of a financial sector which supports climate mitigation and adaptation
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Helsinki Principle 6: Engage in NDC Development

Engage actively in the domestic preparation and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted under the Paris Agreement
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Workstream: Adaptation

Adapting to the risks of climate change to moderate potential damages or to benefit from opportunities
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Workstream: Green and Just Transition

Combining environmental sustainability with social justice must be considered in any effort to build a more sustainable future for everyone
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Workstream: Nature

Prioritizing nature-based solutions in budgeting decisions is imperative for the Ministries of Finance to mitigate environmental impact
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The Coalition at the Global NDC Conference 2025

June 19, 2025

On 12-14 June, the Global NDC Conference 2025 took place in Berlin, Germany, with several member countries and the Co-Chairs attending. Focusing on the third round of Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, discussions centered around unleashing ambition, driving finance, and scaling solutions.

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The  Co-Chairs hosted a session on “From planning to implementation: Enabling adaptation finance through public-private collaboration” together with the NDC Partnership. Participants discussed investment planning and costing of adaptation priorities, country platforms, and institutional coordination for adaptation finance, and blended finance and private sector mobilization for adaptation. Inputs were provided by Hugo Mendes from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of Brazil, Jim Brands of Climate Fund Managers, Ada Osakwe of Agrolay Ventures, Amanda McKe,e and Romeo Bertolini of the NDC Partnership.

 

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Indonesia’s Four-Year Journey as a Co-Chair of the Coalition

June 13, 2025

Indonesia’s Co-Chair Legacy: Growing the Coalition, Driving Climate Ambition, and Championing a Just Transition 

 

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Over the past four years serving as Co-Chair of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, Indonesia has been both grateful and proud to carry out this role successfully. It has not only been a privilege, but also a profound responsibility, to inspire and encourage finance ministers around the world to raise their climate ambition and strengthen the global climate finance landscape. 

Four years is not a short time, yet it is also not long enough to deliver transformative change. Indonesia has made every effort to dedicate its ideas and time to the Coalition members. Indonesia has worked tirelessly alongside Finland (2021–2023) and the Netherlands (2023–2025) to amplify the Coalition’s voice to the farthest corners of the world, emphasizing the critical role of finance ministers in the global climate agenda. 

After the handover of the Co-Chair role from Chile to Indonesia, the Coalition's main goal was simple: to expand membership and deepen engagement with existing members. We have been delighted to witness the Coalition’s significant growth, from 65 members in 2021 to 98 members in 2025, especially the increasing participation from the Global South. The number of our institutional partners has also increased to 30, which shows growing collaboration between Ministries of Finance worldwide with the MDBs, multilateral agencies, think tanks, and like-minded communities. This growing membership reflects the world’s rising trust in the Coalition and strengthens the Coalition’s ability to draw on diverse expertise. It reflects Indonesia's highly trusted role in leading international forums such as the Coalition. It is a remarkable achievement because, in addressing climate change, collective effort is essential. The more members we have, the stronger our collective power becomes in achieving our shared goals. 

As Co-Chair, Indonesia does not wish to dwell too much on the increasing number of members alone. Indonesia also strives to enhance engagement among members and improve the quality of the Coalition’s delivery to its members. Together with the Netherlands, Indonesia championed the Climate Action Statement (CAS) in 2023, which serves as the Coalition’s official statement to the world regarding its climate action commitment. 

This is not merely a document but a statement that reflects real commitments and manifests the climate actions that have been, are being, and will be implemented by the members. The CAS serves as an enabler for collaboration among members and with institutional partners. Through the CAS, the Coalition continues to make progress toward becoming a highly visible forum and a strong convening platform in the field of climate finance. 

During its term as Co-Chair, Indonesia has consistently championed the need for a just and affordable green transition. As the issue of climate change continues to evolve, the Coalition has expanded its scope by establishing three new workstreams: Green and Just Transition, Adaptation, and Nature, to better address the growing complexity and diversity of climate-related issues. This reflects the growing attention, needs, and areas of work among members—developments that are highly beneficial to the members themselves. To improve the Coalition’s governance, we have also launched the first co-chair strategy, which outlines the short-term and longer-term vision and mission of the Coalition to strategically position ourselves in the global community, alongside a plan for achieving these goals. 

Indonesia has not only worked to strengthen the Coalition's internal dynamics but has also actively strived to enhance the Coalition’s visibility and contribution in other global forums, such as the G20. Together with the Netherlands, Indonesia has proactively represented the Coalition at G20 meetings. Indonesia continuously promotes the spirit that the Coalition should be present and contribute meaningfully to global discussions. 

Proudly, one of the outputs from Helsinki Principle 4 on macroeconomic modeling has been utilized as a reference paper for the G20 Framework Working Group (FWG). This marks a significant achievement for HP4, co-led by Denmark and the United States. It is hoped that this success will inspire other workstreams to contribute actively to global platforms in support of strengthening the global climate, fiscal, and financial policies. 

At the end of its co-chairmanship, Indonesia hosted the 2025 Annual Deputies and Partners Meeting in February, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This meeting brought together members and partners of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action to foster global collaboration, set strategic priorities, and provide capacity-building on key thematic areas. 

The event celebrated Indonesia’s transformative joint leadership, which significantly expanded the Coalition’s size and influence. Under Indonesia’s guidance, the Coalition experienced remarkable growth and is now preparing for a smooth leadership transition to Uganda, ensuring continued support and collaboration among member countries. 

 

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HP4 workstream launches 4 new reports

June 17, 2025

 

  • A Global Survey of Finance Ministries: The pressing policy questions Ministries of Finance face in driving green and resilient transitions and their use of analytical tools to address them. 59 members responded (almost a third of all MoFs), and 15 participated in semi-structured interviews-  here

  • Global Compendium of Practice – Summary Report of Economic Analysis and Modeling Tools to Assist Ministries of Finance in Driving Green and Resilient Transitions. Summarizes 130 contributions from 70 institutions, capturing existing and frontier economic analysis in action. It includes 10 model types and more than 30 specific models in use - here

  • Thematic Report: How Finance Ministries Can Assess and Manage Physical Climate Risks and Adaptation. Available analytical tools and emerging good practices, drawing on over 60 case studies of examples for quantifying climate impacts on the economy and public finances - here

  • Thematic Report: How Finance Ministries Can Assess the Fiscal Challenges and Opportunities from Green and Resilient Transitions. Available analytical tools and emerging good practices, focusing on the ways in which climate-related issues can affect public finances and how MoFs can assess the impacts using existing data, analytical tools, and approaches - here

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Compendium Platform

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The Macroeconomics of Green and Resilient Transitions platform complements the Coalition’s main site, offering a practical gateway to policy-relevant tools and real-world examples.

The Macroeconomics of Green and Resilient Transitions

June 16, 2025

The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action’s Helsinki Principle 4 workstream supports efforts to mainstream climate action into economic and fiscal policies and tools. 

The new Economic Analysis for Green and Resilient Transitions Initiative, aims to build a global community that can help Ministries of Finance strengthen their capacity to assess the economic impacts of physical climate risks and policies that can drive greener, more resilient, and more prosperous economies. This requires accelerating access to the analysis and modelling tools they need to address the most pressing questions they face.

 

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At the heart of this effort is the Compendium of Practice - a global, collaborative resource developed by the organizations contributing to the initiative. The Compendium brings together over 130 practical contributions from over 70 institutions and individuals, showcasing how Ministries of Finance and their partners are tackling key climate policy challenges through applied tools, modeling approaches, and capacity-building strategies.

 

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It covers the analytical tools that can be used to address questions, amongst many others, such as:

How do physical and transition climate risks impact the economy and public finances?

❓ What are the economic, social, and financial costs and opportunities of green transition and resilience pathways?

❓How to build the green industries of the future? What are the economic and fiscal implications of these transformations? 

To make this collective knowledge widely accessible, a new standalone website has been launched: The Macroeconomics of Green and Resilient Transitions. This platform complements the Coalition’s main site by making these contributions easy to explore, access, and apply, offering a practical gateway to policy-relevant tools and real-world examples. On the website, you’ll find:

               📌 A searchable Compendium organized by policy questions, analytical tools, and capacity-building themes

                📚 Full contributions—typically 2–10 pages—available as individual downloads

              🌱 Access to the full reports of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, Economic Analysis for Green and Resilient Transitions initiative

🔗 Visit the website: www.greenandresilienteconomics.org

Access the Global Compendium of Practice – Summary Report here

Most finance ministries concerned about climate change but face barriers to including it in economic analyses and decisions

June 10, 2025

 

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Most finance ministries are concerned about the physical impacts of climate change, and the implications of the transition away from fossil fuels, according to the results of a major survey published today (9 June 2025) by the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action.
 

However, finance ministries are finding it difficult to incorporate climate change into their economic analyses, and face many challenges in taking it into account in their decision-making.


The survey was requested by the Finance Ministry of Denmark on behalf of the Coalition, and carried out last year by one of its Institutional Partners, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Responses to questions were received from the finance ministries of 26 advanced economies and 33 emerging market and developing economies around the world, including nine members of the G20.


Of 45 finance ministries that rated their concerns on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is “not concerned at all” and 5 is “extremely concerned”, about the impact of physical climate change on key macroeconomics indicators, 71 per cent gave a score of 4 or 5 for Government expenditure. A score of 4 or 5 for concern about the impacts on GDP was also recorded by 58 per cent of respondents. A markedly higher proportion of finance ministries of emerging market and developing economies were concerned than their counterparts in advanced economies.


The survey also found that, of 44 finance ministries that responded about the impact of national transition risks on key macroeconomic indicators, 70 per cent ranked their concerns as 4 or 5 for government expenditure, with ministries in advanced economies more concerned than their counterparts in emerging market and developing economies. Concerns about GDP were also ranked as 4 or 5 by 61 per cent of respondents, with ministries in emerging market and developing economies more concerned, and 59 per cent of all ministries ranked their concerns as 4 or 5 about government revenue.


According to the survey, most finance ministries are currently engaging with climate-related polices. Of 46 respondents, 65 per cent indicated that they were involved in shaping climate and development strategies, while 59 per cent were engaged with the mobilisation of funding, and 57 per cent were working on green fiscal subsidies.


Of 57 respondents, 25 per cent indicated that the finance ministry is leading on economic analyses to assess the impacts of policies aimed at creating green economic opportunities, while a further 39 per cent are supporting other government departments to carry out such analyses.
Overall, 89 per cent of 56 finance ministries that responded stated that climate change is a core economic issue, with almost a third (32 per cent) indicating that it is central to their mandate.


However, when asked about the extent to which they have integrated physical climate considerations/adaptation into their core analytical functions, only 35 per cent of 37 finance ministries that responded indicated that they had wholly or partially done so for budget projections, while 27 per cent had done so for macroeconomic forecasting and 24 per cent for tax and fiscal policy.


When asked about the extent to which they had integrated decarbonisation/mitigation considerations into core analytical functions, only 29 per cent of 38 finance ministries that responded indicated that they had wholly or partially done so for budget projections, and 29 per cent had done so for tax and fiscal policy, while 26 per cent had done so for macroeconomic forecasting.


Of 50 finance ministries, 82 per cent reported that staffing and skill constraints were barriers to them incorporating climate-related issues into economic analysis and modelling approaches. Data challenges were also cited as a barrier by 78 per cent of respondents.


The results of the survey are informing a series of reports by the Coalition on ‘Economic Analysis for Green and Resilient Transitions Initiative’, which will be launched at an event in June in Copenhagen. The initiative will support peer learning among members of the Coalition and help them to build the tools and capacity needed to lead on green and resilient economic policy.


Commenting on the survey results, Nicolai Wammen, Denmark’s Minister for Finance, said: “This survey makes clear that most finance ministries around the world recognise the growing importance of climate change impacts and policies for the economy. Climate change is not just an environmental concern. It is a fundamental economic challenge, and finance ministers have a central role to play in steering their economies toward greener, more resilient, and more inclusive growth. 

Encouragingly, a number of finance ministries are already leading the way, developing and applying new approaches that support this transition. I am proud that we can showcase these examples of leadership through the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action.”
Matia Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Uganda, a Co-Chair of the Coalition, said: “We conducted the most comprehensive climate survey of finance ministries worldwide to date. The message is clear: ministries are engaged and aware, but many still lack the tools, capacity, and support needed to tackle climate risks and build lasting resilience. The Coalition is working to close this gap, especially in Africa, by supporting countries to strengthen their analytical capacity, access better tools, and integrate climate risk and adaptation measures into core economic planning and policy.”


Speaking on behalf of the other Co-Chair of the Coalition, Jasper Wesseling, Vice-Minister of Finance in the Netherlands, said: “Through the Coalition’s work, we are advancing our collective understanding of the analytical tools and models that provide a critical foundation for designing informed, effective policy responses. By helping equip finance ministries with these capabilities, we can better address physical climate risks, safeguard long-term economic stability and protect public finances.”


Nicholas Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science and author of ‘The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review’, said: “This survey shows that finance ministries have a growing understanding of the many ways in which climate change is creating economic risks and opportunities. It is vitally important that researchers develop new and better methods and models to help finance ministries understand and analyse how climate change is affecting the global economy, and the opportunities for growth and development that lie in investing in climate action.”

Read the survey.

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World’s first comprehensive survey of MoFs

June 09, 2025

The world’s first comprehensive survey of MoFs was designed to understand existing analytical capabilities for driving climate action.

 

On June 3, 2025, the Coalition hosted the launch event of its Economic Analysis for Green and Resilient Transitions initiative under Helsinki Principle 4. This milestone event marked the culmination of a year-long effort to equip Ministries of Finance with the tools and insights needed to navigate climate-related economic challenges and opportunities. The virtual event drew strong engagement, with 135 participants joining online from across the Coalition membership and the Technical Advisory and Steering Groups.

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The session featured the launch of the Global Survey of Ministries of Finance, the world’s first survey of nearly 60 Ministries, exploring their experiences and needs in using economic analysis for climate action; a Compendium of Practice, developed with inputs from over 120 experts and institutions, offering a curated collection of analytical tools, country experiences, and emerging practices; and two thematic reports on Fiscal Challenges and Opportunities and Physical Climate Risk and Adaptation, addressing key areas where Ministries of Finance can play a leadership role.

 

Ministry representatives from Italy and Sierra Leone presented real-world examples of how they are building analytical capacity to support climate-informed policymaking. The event also included perspectives from Denmark, Uganda, the Netherlands, and the Grantham Research Institute at LSE, which led the presentation of the initiative’s key findings.

 

 

 

 

The event underscored the importance of equipping Ministries of Finance with practical tools and knowledge, while also fostering a collaborative ecosystem of support among institutional partners, member countries, and thematic experts.

 

Read the full survey report here.

The CFMCA in the “Rethinking Resilience” conference

June 05, 2025

Rome, 8 and 9 May 2025 

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On 9 May, the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action (CFMCA) convened an informal in-person meeting in Rome, on the margins of the World Bank’s “Rethinking Resilience” conference. During the IED and FAO conference on May 8, Ralien Bekkers from the Netherlands and Sam Mugume Koojo represented the Coalition on panels relating to poverty and inequality, and on adaptation. The CFMCA gathering brought together representatives of several countries and Partners to take stock of recent climate and geopolitical developments, and to reflect on key outcomes from the Spring Meetings.

Presentations and discussions covered emerging trends at the intersection of climate, finance, and geopolitics. A dedicated session focused on adaptation, including insights from the World Bank’s recent Rethinking Resilience report and opportunities for scaling up action in this area. The World Bank also presented the work of the Institute for Economic Development, which proved relevant for capacity-building efforts. The informal setting allowed for rich, candid exchange among peers and helped strengthen connections across the Coalition.