World Bank

World Bank will only fund coal projects in cases of ‘extreme need’ due to the risk climate change poses to ending world poverty, says Jim Yong Kim

Governor of the Bank of England calls for long term thinking by investors and governments, warning 'vast majority of reserves are unburnable'

Small businesses in the developing world tipped to generate significant green growth and jobs over the coming decade

China, UK and Germany sign World Bank declaration calling for polluters to pay for costs of climate change

European Investment Bank and World Bank join Asian, American and African counterparts to boost action on tackling climate change

President Obama's Power Africa initiative enjoys major boost as World Bank announces $5bn investment programme

Over 60 systems now cover 12 per cent of global emissions, but report warns "steady" progress is at risk from lowering of ambition

IMF chief says China stands 'on the threshold of its next historic transformation'

Second bond launched by World Bank-backed International Finance Corporation to fund climate smart projects is heavily over-subscribed

World Bank researchers urge cities to listen to 'prophecies of doom'