These are consistent with the UN climate convention’s definitions of climate finance and the OECD’s framework for tracking climate finance from developed countries. Behind the numbersInterestingly, when excluding China, the climate finance provided by these non-traditional contributors skews towards projects designed to adapt to climate change impacts. The paper breaks down non-Annex II climate finance flows into multilateral finance, bilateral public finance and export credits, and mobilised private finance. Where non-Annex II climate finance closely resembles traditional climate finance, however, is its neglect of low-income countries, which are often the most vulnerable to climate change. Climate finance and national prioritiesThe paper notes that climate finance from non-traditional contributors tends to emerge from broader foreign policy rather than standalone development bodies.