Trump-appointed World Bank president under fire for climate change waffling

[Uncle Joe]

The Biden administration is reportedly considering replacing World Bank President David Malpass, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019, for his reluctance to accept the science of climate change, but Malpass said he won’t resign, setting up a potential showdown over control of the international lending institution.

Concerns about Malpass’s climate convictions date back to the time of his appointment, when critics noted that Malpass — then a Treasury Department official — had in 2007 promoted a claim about historical global warming that has been widely debunked by scientists.

But the current kerfuffle began on Wednesday, when former Vice President Al Gore said at a New York Times event, “We need to get a new head of the World Bank. This is ridiculous to have a climate denier as the head of the World Bank.”

At a later event that same day, Times reporter David Gelles asked Malpass onstage to respond to Gore’s comments. But Malpass avoided directly addressing the issue. When Gelles followed up by asking, “Do you accept the scientific consensus that the man-made burning of fossil fuels is rapidly and dangerously warming the planet?”

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https://news.yahoo.com/trump-appointed-world-bank-president-under-fire-for-climate-change-waffling-194613442.html