Jul. 26, 2012 / Posted by: Karen Orenstein / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth
World Bank Group loans for coal. Subsidizes multinational industry on backs of the poor. Devastates local livelihoods. Degrades air, land and water. Sound familiar? You could be forgiven if you thought we were talking about the Medupi coal-fired...
Read More »Apr. 13, 2011 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth, Publications
World Bank, Climate Change and Energy Financing Something Old. Something New?
Read More »Feb. 28, 2011 / Posted by: Karen Orenstein / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth
At a World Bank Day of Action protest in Paris, Friends of the Earth France demands, "Free us from fossil fuels!" More pictures here. The climate crisis, driven overwhelmingly by fossil fuels, poses an incredibly serious threat to poor countries....
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