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The World Bank has revealed that Nigeria, India, and the Democratic Republic of Congo top the list of countries with the highest poverty and pollution exposure.

The World Bank, in a new report, has disclosed that Nigeria, India, and the Democratic Republic of Congo top the list of countries with the

Trillions of dollars are wasted on subsidies for agriculture, fishing and fossil fuels that could be used to help address climate change instead of harming people and the planet, a World Bank report says. The report, Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies, says global direct government expenditures in the three…

The World Bank is calling for subsidies on oil, natural gas, and coal to be redirected to help address climate change.

These subsidies are leading to deforestation, premature deaths and dwindling fish stocks, causing environmental havoc, the World Bank has said in a new report. They should instead be repurposed to fight climate change

The world finds enormous sums of money each year for often inefficient and environmentally damaging subsidies to agriculture, fishing, and fossil fuels. How much are we talking about? An enormous amount, it turns out.

World Bank says subsidies costing as much as $23m a minute must be repurposed to fight climate crisis

The World Bank said trillions of dollars wasted on subsidies for agriculture, fishing and fossil fuels could have been used to address climate change,

The World Bank reveals how trillions in wasteful subsidies for agriculture, fishing, and fossil fuels could be repurposed for climate action. Learn how reformed policies could address environmental degradation and pave the way for a sustainable future.