COP24: World Bank pledges $200bn in extra climate action funding

Madeleine Cuff
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Pledge represents a doubling of its current five-year investment plans for low-carbon projects

The World Bank has today promised to double its investment plans for low-carbon projects to $200bn over the next five years, in a bid to accelerate action against climate change. The announcement came...

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