17 June 2010 - For decades, we have known the days of cheap and easily accessible oil were numbered. For decades, we’ve talked and talked about the need to end America’s century-long addiction to fossil fuels. And for decades, we have failed to act with the sense of urgency that this challenge requires. Time and again, the path forward has been blocked - not only by oil industry lobbyists, but also by a lack of political courage and candor.
The consequences of our inaction are now in plain sight. Countries like China are investing in clean energy jobs and industries that should be right here ...
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15 July 2010 - Despite the increase in sustainable energy initiatives by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), still a limited number of loans financed by the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) consistently support sustainable energy investments in developing countries.
World Resources Institute (WRI) has analyzed energy-related loan programs at the World Bank, ADB and IDB in addition to the newly created Clean Technology Fund (CTF). Over the last five years, MDBs have engaged countries on critical elements of sustainable energy and have launche ...
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