Government cuts overseas aid: comment

“It is clear that climate finance has, to some extent, been protected as a priority within the overseas development assistance budget - it is now a larger proportion of a shrinking overall pot. However, cutting that ODA budget at a time of such intense global upheaval goes against the warnings from government’s own national security advisers and food experts, who all warn of the growing threats to our security and stability from the climate crisis. [2] 

"We import two fifths of our food from overseas, and worsening climate change impacts hitting farmers at home and abroad are leading to shortages and higher prices on our supermarket shelves. Net zero is the only solution we have to halting climate change, and even at 1.3°C of heating now, those impacts are becoming more deadly and costly. Supporting the poorest nations’ efforts to cut emissions and adapt to climate change is also an investment in UK national security.”