Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the Government spent on climate finance for (a) mitigation and (b) adaptation to developing countries in each year between 2009 and 2015.
UK Government support to help people both adapt to the impacts of climate change, and to mitigate its future impacts, is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Tracking spend on adaptation and mitigation only began in 2011 when the International Climate Fund (ICF) was established. Since 2011/12 approximate funding has been as follows:
Adaptation
2011/12 - £136m
2012/13 – £212m
2013/14 – £228m
Mitigation
2011/12 – £199m
2012/13 - £272m
2013/14 - £418m
Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.