How can the EU lead on Climate Finance and Sustainable Development?

The G7 summit has set the stage to change global financial structures and align them with climate goals. With the Finance for Development conference in Addis Ababa, the summit to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals in New York and COP21 in Paris, 2015 is a crucial year to integrate the climate and sustainable development agendas with a redefined partnership between developing and developed countries to effectively move towards this transition. This Policy Brief discusses how the EU can shape 2015 outcomes and lead on climate finance.