Coal or No Coal? A Burning Question for the World Bank

Over the past few months, quite a bit of high-level rhetoric has surrounded World Bank funding of coal projects in developing countries. Competing stances on coal will be put to the test in the months ahead as the World Bank attempts to launch a new energy strategy, with a board discussion of the draft strategy next week. Billy Pizer, faculty fellow at the Nicholas Institute and associate professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy, pens this post will colleague Scott Morris.