Rich countries met US$100 billion climate-finance goal by ‘relabelling existing aid’

Published on June 5, 2024

Billions of dollars of foreign aid have been reclassified as 'climate finance', thereby helping rich countries to meet a long-overdue target, according to new analysis.

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