House Dems Urge Biden to Push for Removal of Climate-Denying World Bank President

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "We must pursue bold steps, both at home and through our investments abroad, to avoid the most disastrous impacts of the climate crisis and transition toward clean energy.
52% : Over the past week, climate justice campaigners have rallied to demand that Malpass be replaced with someone who will do more to finance clean energy projects in developing countries.
38% : Renewables outperform fossil fuel investments, and the cost of capital remains lower for renewable energy companies than fossil fuel companies.
28% : Last week, when asked at a climate policy summit whether he accepts the scientific consensus that the burning of coal, oil, and gas is driving rapid and life-threatening global warming, Malpass -- nominated to lead the World Bank in 2019 by then-U.S. President Donald Trump -- declined to answer, saying: "I don't even know.

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