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World Bank says Paris climate goals at risk from new coal schemes

Larry Elliott in Washington, the Guardian
clock 10 October 2016 •
World Bank says Paris climate goals at risk from new coal schemes

Jim Yong Kim says slowing down growth in coal-fired power stations is essential in order to reduce emissions

Slowing down construction of coal-fired power stations will be vital to hit globally agreed climate change goals, the World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, said as he outlined a five-point plan to flesh...

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