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Will new UK PM’s green measures at home cause climate finance pain overseas?

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government has introduced domestic green measures including reduced bus fares and lower household electricity taxes. However, concerns have emerged over climate finance implications abroad, after the UK converted its contribution to a new global forest fund from a grant to a loan — a change critics say could undermine international climate commitments and burden developing nations seeking funding for forest protection.