as a starting point key elements from the paris agreement are highlighted which are relevant for climate finance as well as the finance sector more broadly this is followed by an overview of finance needs as articulated in the intended nationally determined contributions indcs submitted by countries as part of the paris process the lndc analysis is complemented by a summary of findings on four cases studies to better understand country and sector specific finance and support needs the earlier commitment by developed countries on the joint mobilization of usd billion per annum by for mitigation and adaptation was extended through to but specific numbers are not included in the legally binding part of the agreement with a decision on the level of finance postponed but with a requirement that it should represent a progression beyond previous efforts accordingly before a new collective goal is to be defined with the usd billion constituting the minimum