World Bank President David Malpass is under pressure for comments on climate policy. “We do not agree with what President Malpass said,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in Washington. The US economist Malpass was on Tuesday at an event of the New York Times has repeatedly been accused of denying the climate crisis and dodged questions about whether burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming. Instead, Malpass had said, “I’m not a scientist.” This brought him a lot of criticism. Jean-Pierre said the US government expects the World Bank to show leadership on climate targets. “The Treasury Department, which oversees our involvement with international financial institutions, has made this expectation clear to World Bank leadership and will continue to do so.” She did not specifically respond to the question of a possible dismissal of Malpass.
World Bank – boss is under heavy pressure – economy
