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World Bank, Climate Change and Energy Financing

Experts at seven non-governmental organizations including Friends of the Earth examine the World Bank’s surge in direct and indirect fossil fuel financing through a series of seven case studies.
Letter to UN COP Regarding CSO Role

Letter to U.N. COP leaders regarding the role of civil society observers in the GCF Transitional Committee.
Green Scissors 2011

Green Scissors 2011 tackles environmentally harmful spending in four major areas: energy, agriculture, transportation, and land and water.
Leveraging Private Finance: Lessons for climate and development effectiveness

This issue brief examines the Clean Development Mechanism’s and the International Finance Corporation’s track records of leveraging private finance in order to draw important lessons and recommendatio…
Durban Assessment: A Climate Deal for the 1% or the 99%?

A civil society analysis of mitigation issues in the Durban talks
Unclear on the Concept

How can the World Bank Group lead on climate finance without an energy strategy to decarbonize its lending portfolio?
GCF COP 17: Key Considerations

Key considerations for Green Climate Fund at COP 17 (2011)
Green Scissors 2010

Green Scissors 2010 identifies more than $200 billion in wasteful government spending that is damaging to the environment and harmful to consumers.
Capitalizing on climate: The World Bank’s role in climate change & international climate finance

This June 2010 report by Friends of the Earth U.S. examines the various, and often contradictory, roles the World Bank is playing in relation to global efforts to address the climate crisis
Dirty is the New Clean: A Critique of the World Bank’s Strategic Framework for Development and Climate Change

This report argues that the World Bank’s track record disqualifies it from managing clean technology transfer and climate adaptation funds.