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The World Can’t Afford World Bank Inaction on Climate Change

Por: Time Life October 21, 2022

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When David Malpass, president of the World Bank, was point-blank in September if he accepts the scientific consensus that the burning of fossil fuels is dangerously warming the planet, he dodged the question multiple times before finally responding “I am not a scientist.” These days you don’t have to be a scientist to recognize the clear connection between burning coal, oil, and gas and the climate-fueled flooding this summer in Pakistan... + full article



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