UK to cut climate aid to developing countries by 14% to £2bn a year in ‘refocus’
Move will put national security and lives overseas at risk, critics say, as overall UK aid budget is slashed to 0.3% of gross national incomeClimate aid to developing countries from the UK will be cut by about 14% to roughly £2bn a year under government plans, in a move critics said would put...
<p>Move will put national security and lives overseas at risk, critics say, as overall UK aid budget is slashed to 0.3% of gross national income</p><p>Climate aid to developing countries from the UK will be cut by about 14% to roughly £2bn a year under government plans, in a move critics said would put national security and lives overseas at risk.</p><p>The move follows bitter rows with the Treasury, which wanted deeper cuts owing to pressure on spending resulting from the war in Iran.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/uk-cut-climate-aid-budget-developing-countries-refocus">Continue reading...</a>
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