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      ​A climate activist wears a mask of incoming World Bank President Ajay Banga during a protest outside the bank's headquarters in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 2023.

      Activists Greet New World Bank President With Demands for Global Just Transition

      "You can't address poverty in a world of climate chaos," one advocacy group told Ajay Banga. "End fossil fuel finance now!"

      Kenny Stancil
      Jun 02, 2023

      Climate advocates on Friday held a demonstration outside the World Bank Group's headquarters in Washington, D.C., where they welcomed the bank's new president, Ajay Banga, and implored him to immediately begin pursuing a global just transition.

      Campaigners from the Glasgow Actions Team, Global Citizen, Friends of the Earth, and Big Shift Global handed their "First 100 Days" demands to World Bank staffers as they entered the building, making the case on Banga's first day at the helm that he should prioritize four key goals over the next few months: end fossil fuel finance, ramp up clean energy funding, cancel debt for poor nations facing myriad crises, and align the bank's policies with the Paris agreement's goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

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      Cyclists take over rush hour traffic outside World Bank headquarters and urge incoming president Ajay Banga to stop funding fossil fuels on April 10, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

      'Time for a Fresh Start': Bike Protest Urges World Bank to Stop Funding Fossil Fuels

      "After years of David Malpass in the president's office, we cannot afford another second of climate denial leading the bank," said one campaigner.

      Kenny Stancil
      Apr 11, 2023

      Roughly 100 activists marked the opening day of the World Bank Group spring meetings by riding bicycles through the streets of Washington, D.C. on Monday night, calling on incoming bank president Ajay Banga to halt fossil fuel financing and ramp up clean energy and climate justice investments.

      While demanding a turnaround on green funding in developing countries, the "Wrong Way on Climate" bike protest blocked rush-hour traffic outside World Bank headquarters as finance ministers traveled to dinner parties and backroom meetings.

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