World Bank

Green groups call for International Finance Corp to freeze all investment in palm oil plantations

U-turn comes as study reveals palm plantations store less carbon than previous estimates

Official warns that nation is in danger of energy shortage without greater uptake of renewables

Renewable energy scheme to provide power to 300,000 rural households

Solar, wind and hydro facilities planned, while first nuclear plant expected online by 2020

Executive board of UN-backed initiative looking into a raft of reforms intended to streamline and extend offsetting scheme

New bonds to fund emission reduction projects in developing world while offering investors competitive returns

Ongoing support for fossil fuel projects in developing countries slammed by green groups

Internal report claims bank is failing to effectively monitor green investments

New legislative package to enable Bush's climate change fund pledge