US EditionThe Nature of Money: UN Says World Spends $220 Bn Protecting Nature — and $7.3 Tn Harming It
- On January 22, 2026, the United Nations Environment Programme released the State of Finance for Nature 2026 report, finding USD 7.3 trillion flowed into nature-negative activities in 2023 while only USD 220 billion supported solutions.
- Public coffers currently support about USD 2.4 trillion in environmentally harmful subsidies, and private finance of roughly USD 4.9 trillion concentrates in utilities, industrials, energy and basic materials sectors.
- Scaling NbS requires funding to rise to USD 571 billion by 2030, a two-and-a-half-fold increase, with restoring degraded land yielding USD 7–30 per dollar and annual needs reaching about USD 771 billion by 2050.
- The UN on Thursday issued a call for widespread financial reform as the report warns business as usual will deepen ecosystem degradation and expose economies to rising risks.
- The report's Nature Transition X-curve framework sequences subsidy phase-out and scaling of nature-positive alternatives while over 730 organizations representing USD 22.4 trillion have adopted the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, and authors say aligning finance could unlock a trillion-dollar nature transition economy.
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According to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme, global financing for environmental damage reached $7.3 trillion in 2023, including both private and public sources. Meanwhile, spending on nature conservation was only $220 billion. Extreme weather events are increasing in India, causing significant loss of life and economic damage.
The nature of money: UN says world spends $220 bn protecting nature — and $7.3 tn harming it
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), in its report State of Finance for Nature 2026, estimates that activities directly harmful to nature accounted for $7.3 trillion in global finance, while investment in nature-based solutions (NbS) stood at just $220 billion
For every dollar invested in the protection of nature, the world spends 30 to destroy it, reveals a new report published on Thursday by the United Nations Environment Programme (Pnue). ...
A report, published on Thursday by the United Nations Development Programme, recalls the importance of eliminating and redirecting investments that harm the environment, on which the majority of businesses depend.
Harmful investments outpace nature protection by 30 to 1 – new UNEP report
For every US$1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends US$30 on destroying it. The post Harmful investments outpace nature protection by 30 to 1 – new UNEP report appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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