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World Bank FY13 Infrastructure Aid Dips
2013-07-30 18:19:34| ENR.com: Headline News
Bank's energy and water sector funding commitments fell sharply, but transportation assistance increased.
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World Bank says global food prices fell again in latest period
2013-07-26 01:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Global food prices fell by 2 percent in the latest four-month period, marking the third straight period of declines, as declining imports in the Middle East and North Africa, and lower demand pushed prices down 12 percent from their August 2012 peak, the World Bank said on Thursday. The World Bank's Food Price Index showed international prices of wheat fell by 2 percent, sugar by 6 percent, soybean oil by 11 percent, and maize, or corn, by 1 percent during the four-month period between February...
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World Bank calls for investment in solar
2013-07-25 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Solar Power: WBG is aiming to double the share of renewable energy power from 15% globally, to 30%. The World Bank Group (WBG) has released a report calling for more investment in solar energy as a tool for tackling extreme poverty. The 31-page report entitled Toward a Sustainable Future for All: Directions for the World Bank Group's Energy Sector, said that solar and other renewables had key role to play in helping reduce energy poverty, but "critically needed' more investment. The report's major goals...
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World Bank chided on human rights
2013-07-22 17:46:30| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The World Bank is not making adequate checks on the effect its projects have on human rights, according to the charity Human Rights Watch.
World Bank joins war on coal
2013-07-18 17:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: There`s a new ally in the fight against the dirtiest of fossil fuels. The World Bank`s board of directors approved a strategy shift this week that will move the lending body formally away from its longstanding support of coal-fired power plants in favor of cleaner and smarter alternatives. Following the adoption Tuesday of its Energy Sector Directions Paper [PDF], the World Bank will "provide financial support for greenfield coal power generation projects only in rare circumstances," such as...
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