World Bank to Leverage $16 Billion for Low-Carbon Energy Access Programs for Millions
JOHANNESBURG--June 26, 2012--Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The World Bank made an announcement concurrent with the Rio+20 meeting that it would boost efforts to expand energy access, while increasing support for renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing countries. This was in response to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's "Sustainable Energy for All" initiative.