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<p>The UK is committed to unlocking affordable and clean energy for the poorest and
contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7. UK Official Development
Assistance increasingly supports renewable energy sources – between 2011-12 and 2018-19
UK aid has provided 26 million people with improved access to clean energy and avoided
16 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.</p><p>The doubling of the UK’s International
Climate Finance (ICF) contribution to £11.6 billion from 2021/22 to 2025/26 will ensure
that the UK can do even more to support the most vulnerable people and countries and
help accelerate the development and adoption of low carbon technologies.</p><p>The
ICF increase includes up to £1 billion for the Ayrton Fund to go towards the development
and testing of new technology in areas such as energy storage, new cooling technologies,
next generation solar, and technologies for industrial decarbonisation.</p>
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