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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Dharna Noor

Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’

Two men leaning over in a rice paddy with their feet submerged in water.
Farmers planting rice seedlings in Kaliganj in Gazipur, Bangladesh, in 2009. Photograph: Majority World/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Less than 3% of international aid to slash carbon emissions is supporting a “just transition” for workers and communities away from polluting industries, according to a new report.

Released one week before the start of major United Nations climate negotiations in Belém, Brazil, the analysis from the climate and development non-profit ActionAid warns that the world’s response to the climate crisis risks deepening inequality rather than addressing it.

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