UK International Climate Finance results 2023 - GOV.UK
UK International Climate Finance results 2023 - GOV.UK
UK International Climate Finance results 2023
This page provides the 2023 International Climate Finance (ICF) results for the UK and includes information on indicator methodologies.
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From April 2011 to March 2023, it is estimated that International Climate Finance programmes have:
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directly supported over 100 million people to cope with the effects of climate change
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provided 69 million people with improved access to clean energy
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supported 32 million people with improving their resilience to climate change
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reduced or avoided 86 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions
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installed 3,600 megawatts of clean energy capacity
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avoided 413,000 hectares of ecosystem loss
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generated or protected ecosystem services with a value of £5.3 million
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mobilised £6.9 billion public and £6.8 billion private finance for climate change purposes in developing countries
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supported the sustainable management of 2.7 million hectares of land
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supported 125 countries, 414,000 people and 1,450 organisations with technical assistance
Many of these programmes have long-lived benefits and will continue to deliver further results over the years to come.
UK International Climate Finance (ICF) is a portfolio of investments with a goal to support international poverty eradication now and in the future. It aims to help developing countries manage risk and build resilience to the impacts of climate change, take up low-carbon development at scale and manage natural resources sustainably. Each year the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office sets out results from these investments against a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Infographic showing cumulative total ICF results for 2023.
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