World Bank leaders must align lending with scientific realities of climate change

The Union of Concerned Scientists calls for the immediate replacement of World Bank President David Malpass, citing his refusal to state that fossil fuel combustion causes climate change. The organization argues that the World Bank's mission to end poverty is inextricably linked to climate change and that the institution must stop financing fossil fuel projects to support low-income countries in transitioning to clean energy.

• The Union of Concerned Scientists asserts that World Bank President David Malpass has failed to address climate change directly during his tenure and describes his inability to confirm that climate change is human-caused as "appalling and disgraceful."
• The World Bank's objective to eliminate extreme poverty and foster shared prosperity is tied to climate change, which is primarily driven by human-caused fossil fuel emissions that threaten lives and livelihoods in low-income countries.
• The World Bank's lending decisions for energy projects are critical for enabling countries to move away from polluting fossil fuels and transition toward clean energy.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2022). World Bank leaders must align lending with scientific realities of climate change. https://www.ucs.org/about/news/world-bank-leaders-must-align-lending-scientific-realities-climate-change

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. World Bank leaders must align lending with scientific realities of climate change. 2022. https://www.ucs.org/about/news/world-bank-leaders-must-align-lending-scientific-realities-climate-change.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Union of Concerned Scientists |title=World Bank leaders must align lending with scientific realities of climate change |date=23 September 2022 |url=https://www.ucs.org/about/news/world-bank-leaders-must-align-lending-scientific-realities-climate-change |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{unionofconcernedscientists2022world, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{World Bank leaders must align lending with scientific realities of climate change}}, publisher = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://www.ucs.org/about/news/world-bank-leaders-must-align-lending-scientific-realities-climate-change}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }