Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 54
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We heard that another challenge was the different interpretation of the term ‘new and additional’.
Conclusion
We heard that another challenge was the different interpretation of the term ‘new and additional’. At COP15 in Copenhagen (2009), high-income countries agreed to provide new and additional funding “approaching US$30 billion” for 2010–2012 for climate adaptation and mitigation.116 Although reiterated at subsequent COPs in 2010 and 2015, it remains unclear what is meant by ‘new and additional’ and how it should be recorded in statistics on ODA.117