The Guardian's biodiversity and environment reporter, Patrick Greenfield, questioned the World Bank president, David Malpass, about his record of climate crisis denial at the end of an event at Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
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Malpass apologised in late September after saying he 'doesn't know' if he accepted climate science. He did not resign from his position. When asked several times if he was a climate denier, Malpass said: 'You know that I'm not, so don't misreport it.' He refused to answer any other questions.

Cop27: World Bank president says he is not a ‘climate denier’; protests in Sharm el-Sheikh– live ► https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2022/nov/09/cop27-egypt-negotiations-and-protests-begin-in-sharm-el-sheikh-live

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