IN JUNE 2023 the world’s biggest development bank seemed to be undergoing a transformation(正在经历转型). At a summit in Paris, the president of the World Bank, which for 70 years had focused only on tackling global poverty, announced plans to reserve a large portion of lending for projects to alleviate climate change and its effects.(世界银行行长宣布将大部分贷款用于缓解气候变化项目，该行70年来只专注于扶贫。)
2023年6月，这家全球最大的开发银行似乎正在经历转型。在巴黎的一次峰会上，世界银行行长宣布计划将大部分贷款用于缓解气候变化及其影响的项目。70年来，世界银行一直只专注于解决全球贫困问题。
The bank’s then newish(较新的，不算老的) boss, Ajay Banga(阿贾伊·班加，世界银行行长), had been hired in part for his green credentials(资质，资历), having pledged to plant 100m trees in his previous job as the chief executive of Mastercard, and he was proving popular. The crowd, which included Emmanuel Macron, the French president, and Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia, celebrated with a standing ovation(起立鼓掌). As Mr Banga left the stage, he was diverted(转移，使改变方向) by Mr Abiy’s aide for a selfie. A year later the World Bank ponied up(付钱，拿出) $43bn, or 44% of the year’s lending, nearly hitting its formal target of channelling(引导，输送) 45% of its loans to such causes.
该银行当时还算新的老板阿贾伊·班加，部分因其绿色资质而被聘用——他在之前担任万事达卡首席执行官时曾承诺种植1亿棵树——而且他颇受欢迎。包括法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙和埃塞俄比亚总理阿比·艾哈迈德在内的观众起立鼓掌。当班加先生离开舞台时，他被阿比先生的助手拉去自拍。一年后，世界银行拿出了430亿美元，占当年贷款的44%，几乎达到了将其45%的贷款用于此类事业的正式目标。
Now the party is over(好日子结束了). Last month, under American pressure, the 45% target was formally ditched(抛弃，丢弃). Bank officials have barely mentioned climate since Donald Trump returned to office in early 2025 (Mr Trump thinks climate change is a hoax(骗局，恶作剧) and wants more fossil-fuel use, not less). European countries, with more environmentally minded electorates, fought hard(奋力争取) for the target to stay.
如今派对结束了。上个月，在美国压力下，45%的目标被正式放弃。自唐纳德·特朗普于2025年初重返白宫以来，世界银行官员几乎不再提及气候问题（特朗普认为气候变化是骗局，希望增加化石燃料消耗，而非减少）。环保意识更强的欧洲选民所在的国家奋力争取保留该目标。
Less greenery, more greenbacks
少些绿色，多些钞票