World Bank Development Policy Finance in Mozambique The World Bank influences Mozambiques's policies and institutions through Development Policy FInance (DPF). Current DPFs in Mozambique support development of fossil fuels through legal frameworks that enable mega-scale coal, oil and gas projects.
The largest source of GHG emissions in Mozambique is from land-use change and forestry - 57%.
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40%
Mozambique will potentially reach a coal output of 41.8 million tons by 2017. 2011
60%
Coal mining concessions and exploration licenses cover 60% of Tete Province, the region at the forefront of deforestation risks.
Upcoming PPP projects are dominated by coal infrastructure (at least $10.5 billion worth of projects)
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Poverty Reduction Support Credit 68 and 911 series
Coal subsidies
74%
World Bank Development Policy Finance represents a crucial opportunity to re-orient countries onto a low-carbon development path. And yet...
Oil and gas exploration
New laws supported by the World Bank prop up the coal sector through subsidies. 26%
2017
New DPF-supported laws subsidize oil and gas exploration, directly undermining the global 2°C goal.
Lack of energy access for the poor Despite being termed "Poverty Reduction Support Credits," reforms do not address low energy access rates of the poor. Only 26% of Mozambicans have access to electricity.
Lack of renewable energy support
The DPF series does not provide any prior actions related to climate-smart renewable energy sources.