One is accused of climatoscepticism, the other has just been dismissed for having been suspected of having an affair with an employee whose salary he has increased. Both had been placed at the head of international institutions by former President Donald Trump.
The Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank unanimously decided on Monday, September 26, to dismiss Mauricio Claver-Carone from his post. According to the conclusions of the investigation entrusted to a New York law firm, he is suspected of having had an affair with his chief of staff since at least 2019, when they worked together at the White House. , and for granting him a 40% salary increase.
The person concerned, who refused to deliver his telephones to the investigators, denies the facts and denounces a “arbitrary investigation” as well as a political maneuver. In 2020, Mauricio Claver-Carone was the first American appointed to this post, usually reserved for a candidate from Latin America. The development bank, of which the United States is the largest shareholder, up to 30%, disbursed in 2021 23 billion dollars in projects in the Caribbean and Latin America.
” Confuses “
David Malpass, placed at the head of the World Bank by Donald Trump in 2019, is the subject of another controversy. Al Gore accused him of being “climatosceptic” during a conference organized on September 23 by the daily The New York Times, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. A criticism already formulated on several occasions, and which would undoubtedly have gone unnoticed if, a few hours later, David Malpass had not aggravated his case by wanting to defend himself. Asked at this same conference about the role of fossil fuels in global warming, he kicked in by saying: “I am not a scientist. » Words immediately condemned by the White House and the specialized NGOs who asked for his resignation.
“Greenhouse gas emissions are of human origin, in particular due to the use of fossil fuels”, then corrected David Malpass, who explained that he had ” confuses “ while claiming that he was not a climatosceptic. In a message sent to World Bank employees, and seen by The worldhe also highlighted his efforts in terms of financing in this area, which reached 31.7 billion dollars (32.7 billion euros), or 36% of his budget during the last financial year ended June 30 2022. A budget that is in line with the objective set by the World Bank, a year before Mr. Malpass’s arrival, of spending 200 billion dollars in climate finance from 2021 to 2025.
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