Microsoft Word - World Bank letter fossil fuels energy access 04 01 13.doc

A statement addressed to World Bank President Jim Yong Kim by a coalition of development, environment, and human rights groups, urging the Bank to end its financing of fossil fuel projects and shift toward off-grid renewable energy to effectively address climate change and energy access for the poor.

• The signatories argue that the World Bank cannot effectively address climate change if its core energy portfolio and lending practices continue to worsen the climate crisis and its effects on vulnerable populations.
• The document claims that public resources used to subsidize the fossil fuel industry fail to provide energy access to the poor, instead benefiting a profitable industry and increasing overconsumption in wealthy nations.
• A cited examination of World Bank energy lending for 2009 and 2010 indicates that none of the Group's fossil fuel finance directly targeted the poor or ensured they received energy benefits.
• The authors assert that off-grid installations are more cost-effective and efficient at providing energy access to the poor than large-scale fossil fuel infrastructure mega-projects, such as coal plants.
• The coalition demands that the World Bank end support for all fossil fuel projects, except for transition assistance like mine closure, unless it is proven that the project's sole purpose is increasing energy access for the poor and that it is the best alternative after considering all health, environmental, and climate costs.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2013). Microsoft Word - World Bank letter fossil fuels energy access 04 01 13.doc. https://www.ciel.org/Publications/WorldBank_FossilFuels_3Apr2013.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Microsoft Word - World Bank letter fossil fuels energy access 04 01 13.doc. 2013. https://www.ciel.org/Publications/WorldBank_FossilFuels_3Apr2013.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Microsoft Word - World Bank letter fossil fuels energy access 04 01 13.doc |date=3 April 2013 |url=https://www.ciel.org/Publications/WorldBank_FossilFuels_3Apr2013.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2013microsoft, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Microsoft Word - World Bank letter fossil fuels energy access 04 01 13.doc}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2013}, month = apr, url = {https://www.ciel.org/Publications/WorldBank_FossilFuels_3Apr2013.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }