SCOOP: Biden officials have considered trying to oust World Bank President David Malpass, who took office during the Trump administration, because they believe he's weak on climate, according to people familiar with the matter.
a World Bank shakeup, saying it's "ridiculous to have a climate denier the head of the World Bank."
Some Biden officials have gone as far as gaming out potential replacements — including Gore and former Secretary of State John Kerry, who is now Biden's climate envoy. Biden's thinking isn't known. Kerry has been a forceful advocate for getting the World Bank more focused on climate. Asked at the Times event if the administration has confidence in Malpass, KerryOther possibilities for Malpass's job
include former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Raj Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former head of USAID.Countries from the so-called "Global South" have been looking for an opportunity to claim the top job for a candidate from Africa, Latin American, Asia or Oceania. Biden officials have discussed who could fit that bill. Options include Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian-American economist who now heads the World Trade Organization, and Minouche Shafik, an Egyptian-born British-American economist who is director of the London School of Economics."We expect the World Bank Group to be a global leader of climate ambition ...
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