According to the conclusions adopted by EU finance ministers on 8 November, EU states' contributions to help developing countries cope with the impacts of climate change have more than doubled since 2013.

The total contributions of EU countries' public climate finance amounted to €21.7 billion in 2018, and €20.4 billion in 2017.

This fund is considered an important step to achieve the targets set by the climate change agreement reached in Paris in December 2015. The conclusions also stress...