Oil Change International Issues Statement on African Development Bank Commitment to Stop Financing Coal
September 26, 2019
September 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Oil Change International issued the following statement by Senior Advisor for Africa Thuli Makama:
On Monday, September 23, at the Climate Action Summit in New York, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina stated that the bank is ending finance for coal and will support African countries in moving past oil and gas as well. While the AfDB has not provided any coal finance since 2015, this is the first time the AfDB has officia . . .
On Monday, September 23, at the Climate Action Summit in New York, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina stated that the bank is ending finance for coal and will support African countries in moving past oil and gas as well. While the AfDB has not provided any coal finance since 2015, this is the first time the AfDB has officia . . .