World Bank dumps Kosovo plant, ending support for coal worldwide

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The Kosova e Re lignite plant could not compete with renewables on price, said bank president Jim Yong Kim

The World Bank has abandoned the last coal project on its books, with its president publicly dumping the Kosova e Re plant on Wednesday. Speaking at a town hall event in Bali, Jim Yong Kim was asked...

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