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The money is part of a $3 billion environmental justice pot finally authorised by Congress after a long battle against Republicans and conservative Democrats US president Joe Biden’s administration announced…
The Indian-American businessman is likely to become the bank’s next president, as the US traditionally chooses who leads the institution The US government has nominated Indian-American businessman Ajay Banga to…
India wants the World Bank to lend more money for climate finance, at cheaper rates, in developing countries and will use its G20 chair to push this agenda India is…
While the EU and African countries push for production cuts, major nations like the US and Saudi Arabia focus instead on recycling and waste disposal Ahead of talks on a…
The bank plans to relax its lending rules to channel more money into projects tackling climate change – but officials pushing the reform say it is too timid The World…
Attempts to get governments to agree to “phase out” fossil fuels were unsuccesful at Cop26 and Cop27 and that battle is likely to be re-fought at Cop28 A key minister…
More companies claim that supply-chain carbon removal is the way forward. But a new report raises concern over the credibility and transparency of insetting. For Nestlé, planting millions of trees…
Lentz accused the European Union of helping protect fossil fuel investments but climate campaigners accused him of a “desperate attempt” to keep the EU in the treaty The head of…