World Bank accused of shunning renewables sector

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Report claims less than 10 per cent of funds from World Bank's carbon trust are supporting renewable energy as bank opts to focus on carbon trading

The World Bank has been labelled a climate profiteer and accused of failing to do enough to promote renewable energy, in a major new report from US think tank the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)...

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