will honour the promises made. ii 2019 they said they would double the amount of aid spending on climate and nature, so double it to the new total of £11.6 billion, to be spent by 2026. the document i got told off, written by civil servants at the foreign office, it is a briefing paperfor the foreign office, it is a briefing paper for ministers the foreign office, it is a briefing paperfor ministers and the foreign office, it is a briefing paper for ministers and it says that was already a stretching target, but the turbulence as it describes some of the events post 2019, i think it means the ukraine or and covid, i quote has turned a stretching target into a huge challenge . since then, the british government reduce then, the british government reduce the portion of gdp is spent on aid from 0.7% down to not .5%, making the target even harder to reach. what the civil servants in the document i got hold of say that the government is so now behind in its spending promises it would have
you re live with bbc news. the uk government looks set to break its flagship climate and nature funding promise for developing countries this is according to an internal government document seen by the bbc. let s remind ourselves of the pledge itself. in 2019, borisjohnson committed to double the uk s spending on international climate finance to £11.6 billion by 2026. but the document seen by the bbc suggests that the government is so far behind on delivering on that promise that it would have to spend 83% of the total foreign aid budget by 2026 to reach it. joining me now is michael wilkins, executive director for the centre for climate finance and investment at imperial college london. thank you for coming on the programme. you re very welcome. you re very welcome. what s your reaction to you re very welcome. what s your reaction to this? you re very welcome. what s your reaction to this? well, you re very welcome. what s your reaction to this? well, it s - you re very welc
and would now struggle to meet its 2026 target. rishi sunak seen here at the cop27 climate summit in egypt has publicly declared the £11.6 billion commitment remains in place. live now to our climate editorjustin rowlatt. can you take us back to that original pledge. what was it meant to achieve? ~ . original pledge. what was it meant to achieve? original pledge. what was it meant to achieve? ~ ., ., to achieve? what the government did in 2019 was say to achieve? what the government did in 2019 was say it to achieve? what the government did in 2019 was say it would to achieve? what the government did in 2019 was say it would double i to achieve? what the government did in 2019 was say it would double the l in 2019 was say it would double the amount of aid spending on climate and nature, doubling it to this new total of £11.6 billion to be spent by 2026. the document i got hold of, written by civil servants at the foreign office, is a briefing paper for ministers and says t
thames water has declined an interview but disputes a great deal of what is being claimed about the severity and frequency of sewage discharges. the company says it will review the findings of the report, but adds that a major upgrade was already planned for henley sewage treatment works. that s expected to be completed in 2025, part of a £1.6 billion investment in reducing incidents of untreated sewage discharge. allen sinclair, bbc news. the government looks set to break its pledge to put £11.6 billion towards climate and nature funding for developing countries that s according to an internal government document seen by the bbc. the document details how the government has consistently underspent
recently at our centre in imperial couege recently at our centre in imperial college shows that if you just look at southeast asia, for example, there s clearly a much greater quantum of funding required, we calculate $150 billion per annum is required just for renewable energy investment compared to the 30 billion dollars per annum being invested in southeast asia. in the same goes for a investments, there s still a shortfall. so if you put it into perspective, the uk s contribution to helping mitigate climate change and also repair for the damage it s caused is still a small amount, the damage it s caused is still a smallamount, but the damage it s caused is still a small amount, but a very important amount that sends a very important signal to other global leaders. i see. michaelwilkins, signal to other global leaders. i see. michael wilkins, thanks for coming on the programme. you re welcome. the government says it will honour promises made on climate finance. the government remai