David Malpass, who was appointed by former US President Donald Trump as the World Bank President, said Wednesday that he would leave his post by the end of June. Malpass's tenure as the World Bank President has less than a year remaining. The term for the top post is of five years. While Malpass did not give out any specific reason for his leaving the post, he did mention that he took the decision “after a good deal of thought." "I’ve decided to pursue new challenges," he said in his statement.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed her gratitude to Malpass. In a statement, she said that the world has benefited from his "strong support for Ukraine", "his vital work to assist the Afghan people", and his “commitment to helping low-income countries achieve debt sustainability through debt reduction.”

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Over who will be the next World Bank president, Yellen said that the replacement for Malpass will be decided through a “transparent, merit-based and swift nomination process.” Malpass joined the post as the World Bank chief in April 2019. Prior to that, he served as a top official for international affairs at US Treasury in the Trump administration.&nbsp;

He was also at the helm as the chief economist for the defunct investment bank Bear Stearns. World Bank head is chosen by the United States and now US President Joe Biden's administration has the onus to take further calls as to who will lead the global organisation which helps with funding developing economies every year.&nbsp;

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<h2>Controversy surrounding climate change&nbsp;</h2>

David Malpass has often been called a climate denier by his critics. Malpass found himself surrounded by controversy when he dodged a question during a panel talk on climate finance. At the time, Malpass was asked whether he believed manmade burning of fossil fuels is warming the planet rapidly and dangerously. While dodging the question, he said, "I don't even know. I'm not a scientist."

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However, under pressure after outrage by climate advocates, he was later quick to redeem himself when he said it was indeed climate change that is causing the greenhouse emissions.&nbsp; 
 
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David Malpass, who was appointed by former US President Donald Trump as the World Bank President, said Wednesday that he would leave his post by the end of June.

David Malpass, who was appointed by former US President Donald Trump as the World Bank President, said Wednesday that he would leave his post by the end of June. Malpass's tenure as the World Bank President has less than a year remaining. The term for the top post is of five years. While Malpass did not give out any specific reason for his leaving the post, he did mention that he took the decision “after a good deal of thought." "I’ve decided to pursue new challenges," he said in his statement. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed her gratitude to Malpass. In a statement, she said that the world has benefited from his "strong support for Ukraine", "his vital work to assist the Afghan people", and his “commitment to helping low-income countries achieve debt sustainability through debt reduction.” Also Read | Munich Security Conference to kick off tomorrow: what issues will take centre stage? Over who will be the next World Bank president, Yellen said that the replacement for Malpass will be decided through a “transparent, merit-based and swift nomination process.” Malpass joined the post as the World Bank chief in April 2019. Prior to that, he served as a top official for international affairs at US Treasury in the Trump administration. He was also at the helm as the chief economist for the defunct investment bank Bear Stearns. World Bank head is chosen by the United States and now US President Joe Biden's administration has the onus to take further calls as to who will lead the global organisation which helps with funding developing economies every year. Also Read | War a military failure for Russia, Ukraine's tank count rising: Think tank Controversy surrounding climate change David Malpass has often been called a climate denier by his critics. Malpass found himself surrounded by controversy when he dodged a question during a panel talk on climate finance. At the time, Malpass was asked whether he believed manmade burning of fossil fuels is warming the planet rapidly and dangerously. While dodging the question, he said, "I don't even know. I'm not a scientist." Watch | Tesla to share charging network, 3,500 chargers for non-Tesla customers However, under pressure after outrage by climate advocates, he was later quick to redeem himself when he said it was indeed climate change that is causing the greenhouse emissions. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

David Malpass to step down early as World Bank President, why was he called a climate denier?

Before last month’s U.N. global climate summit, Google, the world’s biggest provider of ads online, made a big announcement: It would stop placing ads on sites that deny the scientific consensus on climate change.

Banned from profiting from its advertising program, Google said, were sites and videos falsely referring to global warming as a hoax or a scam. Also no longer welcome to run Google ads: Content falsely claiming that greenhouse gas emissions, or human activity, do not contribute to climate change.

But new research shows that Google’s policy has had limited effect so far.

As of Wednesday, ads placed by Google were still running on scores of articles, including ones on major right-wing sites like Breitbart, that falsely called global warming a hoax and described the U.N. climate conference last month as “a gigantic eco-fascist gaslighting operation.” In reality, diplomats from nearly 200 countries struck a major agreement to intensify efforts to fight the serious hazards posed by a hotter planet.

The Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit group based in London, said Thursday that it had counted at least 50 new climate denial articles on 14 different sites, all published after Nov. 9, when Google’s new policy was to have taken effect. An earlier report by the centre’s researchers found that 10 of the most prominent publishers of climate denial content had received nearly 1.1 billion visits in the six months before the climate conference.

That’s a concern because the ad revenue that these denial sites earn by running Google ads then helps to fund more denial content, said Imran Ahmed, the centre’s chief executive.

“The more ad revenue they get, the more they can pump out articles and they can get it in front of as many eyeballs as possible,” he said.

In fact, Google’s business model, to maximize its reach on the internet and to use personal data and algorithms to optimize ad placements, had made it “a major route for the monetization of malignant content, whether it’s vaccine denial, identity-based hate, climate denial,” Ahmed said.

Michael Aciman, a spokesman for Google, said the company had reviewed the pages in question and had taken “appropriate enforcement actions.” Early Thursday, Breitbart climate denial articles that had displayed ads placed by Google were no longer displaying them.

“When we find content that crosses the line from policy debate to promoting climate change denial, we stop serving ads on that page or site,” Aciman said.

The findings underscore how Google has struggled to rein in even blatant examples of climate denialism, experts said. The company’s latest pledge was triggered by mounting pressure on Google to stop monetizing the worst examples of online climate denial.

“There’s no ambiguity that these pages are out of sync with mainstream climate science,” said John Cook, an assistant professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, whose research encompasses using machine learning to identify climate misinformation. “They shouldn’t be difficult to blacklist.”

And even though much of the rest of the world has moved on from more blatant forms of climate denialism, the United States has remained particularly vulnerable, Cook said.

“There are parts of the country where science denial is still flourishing, and those tend to be the markets for these types of webpages,” he said. “Climate misinformation confuses and polarizes the public, delays climate action and reduces trust in scientists.”

Google, whose parent company is Alphabet, has also come under pressure to counter election-related misinformation across its platforms, which include the video sharing site YouTube.

Google has said that it is using a mix of automated detection and human review to evaluate content, including YouTube videos. It normally disables ads on a page-by-page level, although egregious or persistent violations can trigger action against an entire site. Publishers have the option of appealing a decision or addressing their violations and applying for reinstatement.

Before last month’s U.N. global climate summit, Google, the world’s biggest provider of ads online, made a big announcement: It would stop placing ads on sites that deny the scientific consensus on climate change.

Before last month’s U.N. global climate summit, Google, the world’s biggest provider of ads online, made a big announcement: It would stop placing ads on sites that deny the scientific consensus on climate change. Banned from profiting from its advertising program, Google said, were sites and videos falsely referring to global warming as a hoax or a scam. Also no longer welcome to run Google ads: Content falsely claiming that greenhouse gas emissions, or human activity, do not contribute to climate change. But new research shows that Google’s policy has had limited effect so far. As of Wednesday, ads placed by Google were still running on scores of articles, including ones on major right-wing sites like Breitbart, that falsely called global warming a hoax and described the U.N. climate conference last month as “a gigantic eco-fascist gaslighting operation.” In reality, diplomats from nearly 200 countries struck a major agreement to intensify efforts to fight the serious hazards posed by a hotter planet. The Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit group based in London, said Thursday that it had counted at least 50 new climate denial articles on 14 different sites, all published after Nov. 9, when Google’s new policy was to have taken effect. An earlier report by the centre’s researchers found that 10 of the most prominent publishers of climate denial content had received nearly 1.1 billion visits in the six months before the climate conference. That’s a concern because the ad revenue that these denial sites earn by running Google ads then helps to fund more denial content, said Imran Ahmed, the centre’s chief executive. “The more ad revenue they get, the more they can pump out articles and they can get it in front of as many eyeballs as possible,” he said. In fact, Google’s business model, to maximize its reach on the internet and to use personal data and algorithms to optimize ad placements, had made it “a major route for the monetization of malignant content, whether it’s vaccine denial, identity-based hate, climate denial,” Ahmed said. Michael Aciman, a spokesman for Google, said the company had reviewed the pages in question and had taken “appropriate enforcement actions.” Early Thursday, Breitbart climate denial articles that had displayed ads placed by Google were no longer displaying them. “When we find content that crosses the line from policy debate to promoting climate change denial, we stop serving ads on that page or site,” Aciman said. The findings underscore how Google has struggled to rein in even blatant examples of climate denialism, experts said. The company’s latest pledge was triggered by mounting pressure on Google to stop monetizing the worst examples of online climate denial. “There’s no ambiguity that these pages are out of sync with mainstream climate science,” said John Cook, an assistant professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, whose research encompasses using machine learning to identify climate misinformation. “They shouldn’t be difficult to blacklist.” And even though much of the rest of the world has moved on from more blatant forms of climate denialism, the United States has remained particularly vulnerable, Cook said. “There are parts of the country where science denial is still flourishing, and those tend to be the markets for these types of webpages,” he said. “Climate misinformation confuses and polarizes the public, delays climate action and reduces trust in scientists.” Google, whose parent company is Alphabet, has also come under pressure to counter election-related misinformation across its platforms, which include the video sharing site YouTube. Google has said that it is using a mix of automated detection and human review to evaluate content, including YouTube videos. It normally disables ads on a page-by-page level, although egregious or persistent violations can trigger action against an entire site. Publishers have the option of appealing a decision or addressing their violations and applying for reinstatement.

Google pledged to remove ads from climate denial sites, but many still run

US President-elect Donald Trump will name Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt, a climate change sceptic, as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), news agency Reuters reports.

Pruitt has said the science on climate change is &quot;<a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/3-things-scott-pruitt-actually-said-climate-change/">far from settled</a>&quot;.&nbsp;Pruitt&nbsp;is an ardent opponent of President Barack Obama&#39;s measures to curb climate change. He, along with fellow state attorneys general, sued the EPA over the EPA&rsquo;s recently announced regulations seeking to curtail the emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from the oil and gas sector,&nbsp;the Washington Post reports.&nbsp;

In an interview with Reuters in September, Pruitt said he sees the Clean Power Plan, a key part of meeting US obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement, as a form of federal &quot;coercion and commandeering&quot; of energy policy and that his state should have &quot;sovereignty to make decisions for its own markets&quot;.

The Washington Post characterised him as an &quot;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/12/07/trump-names-scott-pruitt-oklahoma-attorney-general-suing-epa-on-climate-change-to-head-the-epa/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_ee-epa-310pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&amp;utm_term=.52740c9dede9">ally&nbsp;of the energy industry</a>&quot; as&nbsp;he, along with Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, defended ExxonMobil when it was being investigated for failing to disclose material information about climate change.

The news of the appointment was confirmed by a member of Trump&rsquo;s transition team, according to Reuters.

During his election campaign, Trump vowed to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, saying that&nbsp;it would put American businesses at a competitive disadvantage.

Heather Zichal, a former deputy assistant to the president for energy and climate change under Obama, said Trump&#39;s choice was alarming.

&quot;You can meet with Al Gore on Monday, pledge to keep Teddy Roosevelt&#39;s environmental legacy alive on Tuesday, but if you nominate the Clean Power Act&#39;s leading opponent to head the EPA on Wednesday, you&#39;re making an unequivocal statement about the direction of your leadership,&quot; Reuters quoted her as saying.&nbsp;

Vermont Senator and Democratic candidate for the presidency Bernie Sanders&nbsp;called Trump&#39;s pick to run the EPA &quot;sad and dangerous&quot;.

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Scott Pruitt opposes President Barack Obama's climate change measures, and is currently suing the EPA, the group he may lead

US President-elect Donald Trump will name Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt, a climate change sceptic, as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), news agency Reuters reports. Pruitt has said the science on climate change is "far from settled". Pruitt is an ardent opponent of President Barack Obama's measures to curb climate change. He, along with fellow state attorneys general, sued the EPA over the EPA’s recently announced regulations seeking to curtail the emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from the oil and gas sector, the Washington Post reports. In an interview with Reuters in September, Pruitt said he sees the Clean Power Plan, a key part of meeting US obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement, as a form of federal "coercion and commandeering" of energy policy and that his state should have "sovereignty to make decisions for its own markets". The Washington Post characterised him as an "ally of the energy industry" as he, along with Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, defended ExxonMobil when it was being investigated for failing to disclose material information about climate change. The news of the appointment was confirmed by a member of Trump’s transition team, according to Reuters. During his election campaign, Trump vowed to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, saying that it would put American businesses at a competitive disadvantage. Heather Zichal, a former deputy assistant to the president for energy and climate change under Obama, said Trump's choice was alarming. "You can meet with Al Gore on Monday, pledge to keep Teddy Roosevelt's environmental legacy alive on Tuesday, but if you nominate the Clean Power Act's leading opponent to head the EPA on Wednesday, you're making an unequivocal statement about the direction of your leadership," Reuters quoted her as saying. Vermont Senator and Democratic candidate for the presidency Bernie Sanders called Trump's pick to run the EPA "sad and dangerous". Trump's nominee to lead EPA, Scott Pruitt, is a climate denier who's worked closely with the fossil fuel industry. That's sad and dangerous. — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 7, 2016 × (WION)

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