World Bank President David Malpass on Friday said none of the global development bank's shareholders have asked him to resign despite a wave of criticism this week after he declined to say whether he accepts the scientific consensus on global warming.
on Thursday in an interview with CNN International and in a separate note to staff, saying it was clear that human activity is fueling climate change and defending his record at the helm of the development bank.
Malpass, whose five-year term is due to end in spring 2024, reiterated on Friday that he believed human activity caused climate change, while defending what he called the bank's "forceful leadership" on climate change and its role as the leading financier of climate change projects.
"That wasn't a good phrase for me to use," Malpass said on Friday. "We have a lot of input from the global scientific community ... We interact with scientists."
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