David Malpass says he should have said \u0027no\u0027 when asked if he was a climate denier
Malpass appeared at an event hosted by the New York Times at Climate Week in New York City on last and was asked whether he believes that the “man-made burning of fossil fuels is rapidly and dangerously warming the planet.” Malpass tried at first to dodge the question but later said: “I don’t even know. I’m not a scientist.”Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
Malpass also added during the interview that he will not resign and has not been asked to resign by any of the bank’s member governments. “How is this possible in 2022? This apathy produces weak climate action when countries so badly need @WorldBank aid & finance,” Laurence Tubiana, a former French climate envoy and key architect of the 2015 Paris climate accord, said on Twitter.
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