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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Ajit Niranjan

Foreign aid for fossil fuel projects quadrupled in a single year

An oil refinery in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
An oil refinery in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Reports show clean air projects receive only 1% of foreign aid, while aid for fossil fuel projects quadrupled between 2021 and 2022. Photograph: Calvin Chang/Reuters

Foreign aid for fossil fuel projects quadrupled in a single year, a report has found, rising ​​from $1.2bn in 2021 to $5.4bn in 2022.

“This shocking increase in aid funding to fossil fuels is a wake-up call,” said Jane Burston, CEO of nonprofit the Clean Air Fund, which conducted the research. “The world cannot continue down this path of propping up polluting practices at the expense of global health and climate stability.”

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