UK has sent £86m in green aid to COP26 saboteurs China & India in past five years

BRITAIN has handed £86million in green aid to China and India in the last five years.

It is sent despite both being rich countries which watered down crucial eco-policies at last year’s COP26 summit.

An analysis of UK aid spending shows the Government has handed the cash to the countries for 25 eco-projects, such as solar and wind power.

Millions have also been pumped into both nations to fund studies on energy efficiency, pollution monitoring and green transport.

The biggest project saw £71million of UK cash spent in India to set up a fund to boost low-carbon developments to cut greenhouse gases.

It aims to finance Prime Minister ­Narendra Modi’s renewable energies and eco-friendly ­transport and water treatment.

President Xi Jinping’s China, the world’s second largest economy, was handed £80,000 to find sites for “low carbon and renewable energy purposes” and £79,630 to launch a carbon trading platform in south China.

But China and India were accused of limiting key pledges at COP26 on coal use in power stations.

John O’Connell, of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “Family finances are already strained and can’t pay green grants to wealthy nations.”

The Foreign Office said: “The UK will continue to work with all countries to drive action to tackle ­climate change.”