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UK accused of relying on ‘questionable accounting’ to meet key climate finance target

The Independent ·First reported
The IndependentUK accused of relying on ‘questionable accounting’ to meet key climate finance target
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Exclusive: New analysis suggests around £2.1bn of the funds the UK counted towards its climate target did not come from new spending – without it the UK would have fallen nearly £1bn short of its target. Nick Ferris reports

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