Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed wealthy nations must increase climate support funds.
Speaking at a UN gathering in New York, the UK PM said he was “increasingly frustrated” at the support offered to countries hit hard by global warming.
Mr Johnson said many richer economies had pledged “nowhere near enough” to what is needed.
He continued saying “history will judge” countries who “lacked the courage to step up” once the Glasgow conference, called COP26, has finished.
Whilst addressing world leaders at the UN climate meeting, Mr Johnson said the gap between what had been promised and what had been delivered “remains vast”.
“Too many major economies – some represented here today, some absent – are lagging too far behind,” he added.
On his way to New York, Mr Johnson had downplayed the chances of the $100bn target being hit by the Glasgow summit, saying it was “six out of 10”.
The UK, which has so far committed £11.6bn in international climate finance over the next five years.
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