World Bank President on Urgency of Climate Change Issues

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Online Extra: Jeff Talks with Jim Yong Kim

Thursday on the NewsHour, Kim speaks with Jeffrey Brown about a new initiative to address extreme poverty. In an extended conversation, Kim also addressed the urgency of climate change. He says they must increase financial resources for sustainable energy, use innovative agriculture to put carbon back into the ground and partner with major cities to reduce their carbon footprint.

AIR DATE 4/18/13

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