Overseas Aid: Environment Protection

(asked on 9th February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many green energy and climate-related projects that were under consideration for Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding are no longer under consideration as a result of the decision to reduce the ODA budget; what type of project they were and in which countries they were located.


Answered by
James Duddridge Portrait
James Duddridge
This question was answered on 22nd February 2021

The Foreign Secretary has completed the cross-government review of how Official Development Assistance (ODA) will be allocated against the government's priorities for 2021, including on climate and biodiversity. This review has ensured that UK ODA is focused on our strategic priorities, spent where it will have the maximum impact, has greater coherence and delivers most value for money.

However our international climate finance is protected, and we remain committed to doubling our International Climate Finance to £11.6 billion over the next five years.

No decisions on individual budgets have been taken yet by Ministers.

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