Climate-focused reform of World Bank could be done in a year, says Al Gore

Former US vice-president says bank should refocus its spending and end its role in fossil fuel colonialism'

Fundamental reform of the World Bank could be completed within a year, to refocus its spending on the climate crisis and end its contribution to fossil fuel colonialism", according to the former US vice-president Al Gore.

I don't know why it need take longer than a year," said Gore, a longtime campaigner on the climate crisis since leaving politics, in an interview with the Guardian at the Cop27 UN climate summit. We have an emergency on our hands."