David Malpass: World Bank director who was called climate denier quits
The president of the World Bank will step down from his post in June, leaving the organisation almost a year before his term was due to end.
In a statement, Mr Malpass said he was proud of what he had accomplished at the bank, which oversees billions of dollars in lending to developing countries each year.
At an event in September, former US Vice President Al Gore called for his replacement, saying the bank was not doing enough to raise funding for climate issues and it was "ridiculous to have a climate denier as the head of the World Bank." In a subsequent interview with CNN, he said he had not done a good job answering or hearing the question and that man-made emissions were "clearly" contributing.
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