Georgia Hammersley
Research Associate, Indo-Pacific Development Centre
Areas of expertise
Climate adaptation, foreign aid and finance, decarbonising development
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Biography
Publications
Georgia Hammersley is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute’s Indo-Pacific Development Centre. Her research interests include international climate policy and finance.
Prior to joining the Lowy Institute, Georgia completed a Master of Science in Environmental Governance at the University of Oxford, where her research focused on resilience-based management of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. She holds a BSc with First Class Honours in Geography from the University of Nottingham.
![China’s contributions are a blind spot in global climate finance](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-06/GettyImages-932970890.jpg?itok=0pY9dY_l)
China’s contributions are a blind spot in global climate finance
Accounting for money from China and other non-traditional donors is vital to set a meaningful global target to assist developing countries.
![Australia hopes to co-host COP31 but do we have what it takes?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-08/Lowy_DefaultImage_new.jpg?itok=oIU1OsDc)
Commentary
Australia hopes to co-host COP31 but do we have what it takes?
Originally published in The Canberra Times, 1 March 2024.
![A new global climate finance goal must balance need with political reality](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-02/53366934920_1b0ed911f0_k.jpg?itok=xlNlPMDu)
A new global climate finance goal must balance need with political reality
Support from rich countries to poor ones is at the heart of the Paris Agreement – still the question remains how much?
![COP28 agreement marks a milestone but does not go far enough](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-08/Lowy_DefaultImage_new.jpg?itok=oIU1OsDc)
Commentary
COP28 agreement marks a milestone but does not go far enough
Originally published on Nikkei Asia
![Half time at COP28: Reflections from Dubai](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-12/GettyImages-1825463805.jpg?itok=yf0-BZ1s)
Half time at COP28: Reflections from Dubai
A new loss and damage fund is real progress – but on its own is far from enough.
![Global Goal on Adaptation: Shaping a new framework at COP28](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-11/49131452057_575d598299_k.jpg?itok=vUxuuL9j)
Global Goal on Adaptation: Shaping a new framework at COP28
Crafting a common metric might be a negotiator’s nightmare but it’s never been more urgent to help the world's most vulnerable.
![Australia should rejoin the world's largest climate fund](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-08/Lowy_DefaultImage_new.jpg?itok=oIU1OsDc)
Commentary
Australia should rejoin the world's largest climate fund
Originally published in The Canberra Times, 23 September 2023.
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