FOE: World Bank Carbon Plan 'A Protection Racket'
By Daniel Nelson | OneWorld UK
A World Bank-backed carbon-reduction programme in which concessional loans would be offered to developing country governments was compared to a “protection racket” by Friends of the Earth Director Tony Juniper at a meeting in London at the weekend.
He said it would be like smashing the windows of a car and then demanding money to stop further damage.
“A deep injustice in the development model is being put together,” he said of the plan. READ FULL ARTICLE
A World Bank-backed carbon-reduction programme in which concessional loans would be offered to developing country governments was compared to a “protection racket” by Friends of the Earth Director Tony Juniper at a meeting in London at the weekend.
He said it would be like smashing the windows of a car and then demanding money to stop further damage.
“A deep injustice in the development model is being put together,” he said of the plan. READ FULL ARTICLE
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