Tony Abbott's views conflcit with those of the World Bank

Tony Abbott has views that conflict with those of the World Bank.

The Australian Prime Minister is on record declaring coal as good for humanity, while the World Bank rejects any notion that coal can cure poverty.

The World Bank said on Wednesday that coal was no cure for global poverty, rejecting a main industry argument for building new fossil fuel projects in developing countries.

A story in the Guardian said: “In a rebuff to coal, oil and gas companies, Rachel Kyte, the World Bank climate change envoy, said continued use of coal was exacting a heavy cost on some of the world’s poorest countries, in local health impacts as well as climate change, which is imposing even graver consequences on the developing world.”

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