The UK plans to slash its climate funding for developing nations, dropping the budget from £11.6 billion over the last five years to £9 billion for the next five. This change amounts to a cut in real-world spending power, breaking earlier promises to ramp up financial aid.

The Treasury forced these budget cuts through even after UK intelligence leaders warned that collapsing ecosystems pose a serious threat to national security. Critics, such as Mohamed Adow from the group Power Shift Africa, argue that these cuts will lead to preventable deaths and damage Britain's reputation on the world stage.