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Bill Clinton vs. the World Bank
Clinton's push for sustainable development dismissed by World Bank prez |
Joseph Romm |
27 Sep 2007 |
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| The opening plenary was fascinating. Clinton explained how CGI commitments had already avoided 20,000,000 tons of greenhouse gases. Then he tried to get Robert Zoellick, head of the World Bank, to realize that the 'Bank can show people options for sustainable development.' Zoellick, however, was full of little more than platitudes, saying we need to address 'questions of adaptation and mitigation,' and noting that there is a sensitivity in the developing world t ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, international politics, politics, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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