In 2023, the UK allocated the equivalent of 2.1 billion euros for international climate finance, a new record. However, the government has relaxed its definition of climate finance. For instance, 30 percent of humanitarian aid to countries most affected by the climate crisis is now counted as climate finance, even if the projects have no direct climate connection, as reported by the specialist portal Carbon Brief. At least 236 million euros of the increase are attributed to this change in definition.