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World Bank spent billions of dollars backing fossil fuels in 2022, study finds

www.theguardian.com

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World Bank spent billions of dollars backing fossil fuels in 2022, study finds

www.theguardian.com

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Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years ago

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Campaigners estimate about $3.7bn in trade finance was supplied to oil and gas projects despite bank’s green pledges

I’ll note that climate activists forced the resignation of the World Bank president in early 2023, so things may have changed significantly since 2022.

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ikr where is the solutions-based journalism?

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