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COP26: Boris Johnson to offer further £1bn of climate finance from UK aid budget

Michael Holder

Michael Holder

31 October 2021 • 5 min read

Boris Johnson at the G20 Summit in Rome yesterday | Credit: Andrew Parsons / No. 10 Downing Street

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Boris Johnson at the G20 Summit in Rome yesterday | Credit: Andrew Parsons / No. 10 Downing Street

But additional climate funding for developing nations over next five years is contingent on UK economy meeting growth forecasts

Boris Johnson is set to tentatively commit a further £1bn from the UK Overseas Aid (ODA) Budget over the next five years towards assisting developing nations address the impacts of climate change, as he...

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