Exclusive-Top development banks at COP28 vow to up climate game, quiet on fossil fuels - document


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  • Sunday, 03 Dec 2023

Delegates walk at Dubai's Expo City during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

DUBAI (Reuters) - Ten of the world's top development banks pledged to step up their climate efforts at the COP28 summit, yet failed to say anything about halting financing for fossil fuel projects, a document seen by Reuters showed.

In a statement to be announced at the event in Dubai, the group, including the World Bank and regional peers, said the window of opportunity to secure a liveable planet was "rapidly closing".

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