World Bank president David Malpass caused controversy at New York Climate Week when asked his opinion on global warming. During a panel discussion on September 20, when questioned if he accepted the scientific consensus that humans burning fossil fuels were “rapidly and dangerously warming the planet”, Mr Malpass said: “I don’t even know – I’m not a scientist and that is not a question.”
Mr Malpass side-stepped attempts by the moderator to get a fuller answer, but former US vice-president and long-time climate activist Al Gore was more forthcoming, saying: “This is ridiculous to have a climate denier as the head of the World Bank.”
