Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressing delegates at last year's COP27 in Egypt after initially saying he would not attend the eventThe government looks set to break its flagship £11.6bn climate and nature funding pledge for developing countries, an internal government document seen by the BBC says.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged in 2019 to double the amount spent on the UK's international climate finance - aid for vulnerable nations to deal with the causes of climate change - to at least £11.6bn between 2021/22 and 2025/26. In his scathing resignation letter, the now former minister accused the government of abandoning key environmental commitments, including spending £11.6bn of UK aid on climate and environment, and withdrawing its leadership on the world stage.