BRUCE RICH | AUTHOR | ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER - Tags | expert on public international finance and the environment

Books

Mortgaging the Earth: The World Bank, Environmental Impoverishment, and the Crisis of Development

Mortgaging the Earth: The World Bank, Environmental Impoverishment, and the Crisis of Development

A deeply researched and widely acclaimed account of the World Bank and its destructive impact on the environment and social equity, as well as a questioning of the history, underly...
Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the Politics of Environmental Destruction

Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the Politics of Environmental Destruction

Drawing on in depth institutional knowledge, hundreds of case studies, and scores of internal and external reports and evaluations, Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the P...

As the World Burns: A Critique of the World Bank Group's Energy Strategy

As the World Burns: A Critique of the World Bank Group's Energy Strategy

This article appeared in late 2013, and the World Bank Group has made progress in adopting some of the article's recommendations, namely commitments to end financing of coal power...
The Multilateral Develoment Banks, Environmental Policy, and the United States

The Multilateral Develoment Banks, Environmental Policy, and the United States

This was the lead article in the "Special Issue: Environmental Law and Policy in Developing Countries" of the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall Law School Ecology Law...
Environmental Reform and the Multilateral Banks

Environmental Reform and the Multilateral Banks

A description and analysis of the strategy of civil society organizations to promote environmental reforms in World Bank in the 1980s.
Web Governance: Don’t Be Evil

Web Governance: Don’t Be Evil

According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the internet has already become the dominant factor in the illegal global trade in protected species. No species is too obsc...
While the World Burns, Dubious Evasions in Climate Negotiations

While the World Burns, Dubious Evasions in Climate Negotiations

In 2023 average global temperatures reached the highest level ever measured. Saudi Aramco, Qatar Energy, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Total announced major production expansion plans....