What is the UK’s support for energy in developing countries? How far does current spending align with the UK’s climate and poverty reduction objectives? In order to have a baseline picture of the UK’s energy portfolio, CAFOD asked the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) to analyse the latest spending figures (2009-13). These infographics show the main findings of the report.

1. Source: Estimate from OECD aid statistics & www.shiftthesubsidies.org
Fossil fuels
43%
Renewables
19%
Unspecified/
Mixed
37%
Nuclear
1%
$8.23 billion
(£5.23 billion)
UK support for energy in developing countries (2009-13)

2. UK support for fossil fuels in developing countries
(2009-13)
Coal
16%
Efficiency
1%
Other
4%
Gas
19%
Oil
7%
Source: Estimate from OECD aid statistics & www.shiftthesubsidies.org
Oil and Gas
53%
$3.54 billion
(£2.25 billion)

3. UK Export Finance support for fossil fuels in developing
countries (2009-13) – the Elephant in the Room?
43%
of UK support for
energy in developing
countries was for fossil
fuels ($3.54 billion/
£2.25 billion).
Almost half went
through UKEF.
Source: Estimate from OECD aid statistics
& www.shiftthesubsidies.org
UKEF