World Bank President David Malpass could be on the Biden administration's chopping block over climate change, according to a Friday report from Axios.
"When asked, ‘Are you a climate denier?’ I should have said ‘no,’" he said, later adding that it had been a "poorly chosen line."
He also addressed his stance on climate change during a Thursday interview with CNN, saying, "It's clear that greenhouse gas emissions are coming from manmade sources, including fossil fuels, methane,David Malpass, then the undersecretary for international affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department, listens to Trish Regan during"Trish Regan Primetime" on Fox Business in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019.
Climate activists have called for Malpass and the World Bank to do more on climate change in the past. The World Bank