The rich are ‘renegotiating’ the Paris climate deal by trying to limit access for middle income countries to climate finance, it has been claimed
Development banks are less transparent than some big corporates on the climate impact of their investments – and that needs to change
Natural gas flaring at oil sites around the world is on the up, cutting the industry’s costs but damaging the climate
Businessmen who have secured contracts to build massive gas pipeline linking EU and Azerbaijan were convicted for tender rigging and bribery
German development minister says World Bank must focus “all of its work on climate and sustainability targets”
Failings on the part of the bank contributed to “real and often severe harm” over a “prolonged period” to villagers around the Sibovc mine, says leaked report
Top development lender is working to bring renewable energy costs for developing countries, says chief Jim Kim
Experts say proposed power plants in India, China, Vietnam and Indonesia would blow Paris climate deal if they move ahead, reports the Guardian
Value water or face plummeting growth rates, warns World Bank as Africa and Asia suffer from ongoing drought linked to El Nino and climate change
Governments, religious leaders and business talk up the Paris Agreement on climate change, but record temperatures hint at huge ambition deficit
Mark Carney and Jim Kim warn window of opportunity to reduce emissions is closing, call for greater transparency on climate risk from big business
Climate change up with migration and pandemics as the major threat to global economy, says Jim Kim
CRIB NOTES 11-15 APRIL: UN climate science panel to debate 1.5C, World Bank/IMF spring meet, UN climate body outlines legal implications of Paris deal
GUARDIAN: The world’s biggest provider of public finance to developing countries will refocus financing efforts towards tackling climate change
NEWS: Governments, local communities and farmers need better weather data, says top funder as part of drive to get planet connected to internet by 2020
CRIB NOTES 12-18 OCT: Development banks promise billions, top polluters head to Morocco, CO2 makes us green!
NEWS: Greenhouse gas taxes and markets to get short shrift at UN conference, says bank’s top climate official
NEWS: Lima billed as venue for proposal to help developing countries invest in green energy and prepare for extreme weather
NEWS: Not enough cash is flowing to boost resilience in the face of sea level rise and weather extremes, development banks warn
NEWS: Initiative aims to drive investment in bioenergy and waste management in poor countries, limiting potent greenhouse gas emissions