UK’s budget juggling trick with rainforest loan for bus-fare cap needs transparency

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Reallocation of climate grants to loans undermines equity and transparency, outweighing domestic transport benefits. | While the bus-fare cap may yield localized benefits for urban mobility and emissions, the reallocation of climate aid from grants to loans imposes inequitable burdens on Global South nations. This undermines international climate justice and risks eroding trust in climate finance, outweighing the domestic gains. The lack of transparency further compounds ethical concerns.