Dirty is the New Clean |
Sustainable Energy and Economy Network | Monday, 27 October 2008 | |
The World Bank’s Strategic Framework on Development and Climate Change, a three-year ‘flexible’ framework for the Bank's institutions, makes a strong case for urgent action on global warming. It goes so far as to say that climate change will potentially undo development gains made in recent decades in many countries, implying that climate change can trump development, no matter how much money is spent trying to achieve the United Nations’ eight poverty-reducing Millennium Development Goals.
Author(s): Janet Redman Download/Open This Report [pdf 336Kb]
source: www.ips-dc.org/reports/#780
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