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Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action?

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Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action?
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The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing countries to be “climate finance”, following months of pressure from the Trump administration in the US.



However, a concerted effort by developed- and developing-country shareholders has seen the bank hold onto its “action plan” for tackling climate change.



The multilateral development bank (MDB) – which is headquartered in Washington DC – is the single largest provider of climate finance globally, distributin

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