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U.S. Debates Climate Impact of Development Investments
2013-09-14 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: A debate is heating up here over the extent to which U.S. government-facilitated private-sector development investments should be required to take into account how those ventures impact on climate change. The discussions focus on a small and relatively little-known federal agency, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the government office in charge of mobilising private capital in pursuit of international development priorities. While OPIC generally receives high marks, in recent...
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