World Bank President James Wolfensohn, October 10, 1995, in speech to IMF/World Bank Annual General Meeting:

"Given current population and urban growth rates over the next generation, industrial output and energy use in the developing countries will increase five-fold--with the risk of irreversible environmental damage. Scientists agree that the hole in the ozone layer presents a threat to global warming, and they tell us that 1994 was the hottest year in 20,000 years. We must heed the warnings of the Rio Summit--and act to protect the world for our children.

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