Debt Conversions Are a Key Piece of the Climate Finance Puzzle

Delegates at this year’s United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP30) face a critical question: how to pay for the next generation of initiatives to tackle climate change. Governments are exploring available options, including sovereign debt conversions. Often referred to as “debt-for-nature swaps,” this tool, in which higher-cost debt is refinanced at a lower rate,…

• Source: https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2025/11/17/debt-conversions-are-a-key-piece-of-the-climate-finance-puzzle