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Is a greener World Bank on the way?
FromPOLITICO Energy
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9 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
The Biden administration has a new opportunity to reshape the World Bank
after David Malpass announced he would step down as president last week.
President Joe Biden is expected to name a president who will push the
World Bank to focus more on climate change and other global challenges.
However, the administration’s path to installing the bank’s next leader
won’t be as easy as it has been in the past. POLITICO’s Zack Colman
breaks down Biden’s window to redefine the World Bank. Plus, EPA orders
Norfolk Southern to pay for train crash clean-up.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Zack Colman covers climate change for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.
after David Malpass announced he would step down as president last week.
President Joe Biden is expected to name a president who will push the
World Bank to focus more on climate change and other global challenges.
However, the administration’s path to installing the bank’s next leader
won’t be as easy as it has been in the past. POLITICO’s Zack Colman
breaks down Biden’s window to redefine the World Bank. Plus, EPA orders
Norfolk Southern to pay for train crash clean-up.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Zack Colman covers climate change for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.
Released:
Feb 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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