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(current through September 2002)
Fossil fuel financing, World Bank Group, since 1992 $25 billion
Estimated lifetime carbon dioxide emissions from these projects 46.7
billion tons
Worldwide carbon dioxide emissions from consumption/flaring of fossil fuels, 2000: 23.6 billion tons

Renewable energy/energy efficiency financing, World Bank Group, since 1992

$1.35 billion
Number of World Bank Group renewable energy/energy efficiency projects, since 1992 39
Number of World Bank Group fossil fuel projects, since 1992 229
Top three recipient countries of World Bank fossil fuel aid since 1992

India ($3.196 billion)
China ($2.914 billion)
Russia ($2.890 billion)

Total megawatts, fossil fuel power plant generation capacity financed by World Bank since 1992: 39,423MW
Total megawatts, existing solar power plant generation capacity worldwide, 2000: 300MW (a)

(a) Source: "Fast Solar Energy Facts"


 

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