Politicians in the richest nations are busy blaming migrants and working people for the cost-of-living crisis. They tell us the climate emergency is down to ordinary people making “bad choices.”
Meanwhile, poverty rises. Inequality grows. And the climate spirals out of control. And the world’s poorest countries are hit hardest.
The real culprits? Fossil fuel giants and mega-corporations, raking in billions while the planet burns. The most vulnerable are scapegoated in a political blame game.
And the World Bank - the very institution meant to fight poverty and secure a livable planet?
Nothing but silence as it bankrolls gas, debt, and climate chaos - driving poverty deeper and pushing the planet to the brink.
So why is the World Bank still doubling down on fossil fuels?
This isn’t development.
It’s destruction, dressed up as loans and lies.
World Bank President, Ajay Banga: ignoring climate isn’t an option.
The World Bank must stop fuelling fossil finance and shift to clean, affordable, secure energy that truly works for people and the planet.
👉 Sign the petition. Add your voice. Demand real climate leadership from the World Bank.
The World Bank says its mission is to end poverty on a livable planet. But its actions tell another story.
Over $1 billion a year of World Bank funding still flows directly into fossil fuels - and billions more through backdoor methods.
The Bank is even considering a return to upstream gas, which would lock countries into debt, economic insecurity, and worsening climate disaster.
Meanwhile, communities around the world are demanding clean, people-centred energy solutions.
The World Bank president, Ajay Banga was named a TIME100 Climate Leader just last year. But titles mean nothing if the Bank keeps pouring money into climate destruction.
This matters now.
In August alone, thousands of people were killed by “rain bombs” in Pakistan and India, extreme heat in Europe, and fires across Canada and Syria. Japan saw record-breaking heat hospitalisations, and Africa and the US had devastating floods, to name just a few.
Meanwhile, The International Court of Justice has ruled that governments have a legal obligation to address fossil fuels to protect future generations. And UN Secretary-General António Guterres has been clear: investing in fossil fuels is “moral and economic madness.”
While people everywhere pay the price of climate chaos, fossil fuel corporations pocket record profits. That is, of course, until their finite resources run out - leaving even Big Oil with nothing left to exploit and the rest of us paying the biggest price of all.
Our message is this: The World Bank cannot continue to pretend that climate is someone else’s problem.
We demand:
- An immediate end to World Bank fossil fuel finance - direct and indirect.
- A shift of financing to clean, renewable energy that creates reliable jobs, strengthens energy security, and prioritises communities.
- A voice for local people in decisions about energy projects that affect their lives.
Climate action that doesn’t pile on debt, but supports fair development pathways.
The World Bank is backsliding on its promises. It is failing people and the planet.
We need action now - not silence.
Sign this petition and tell Ajay Banga: climate leadership means funding a livable future, not fossil fuel destruction.