Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (C) is flanked by Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Haruhiko Kuroda (R) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chairman Rajendra Pachauri (L) as she attends the closing ceremony for the "High-level Dialogue on Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific" at the ADB headquarters in Manila June 17, 2009. Non-government organizations have criticised the ADB for engaging in double talk, saying the Manila-based development lender continues to fund coal-fired power plants in Asia even as it reiterates its support for clean energy. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 32 months ago

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (C) is flanked by Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Haruhiko Kuroda (R) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chairman Rajendra Pachauri (L) as she attends the closing ceremony for the "High-level Dialogue on Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific" at the ADB headquarters in Manila June 17, 2009. Non-government organizations have criticised the ADB for engaging in double talk, saying the Manila-based development lender continues to fund coal-fired power plants in Asia even as it reiterates its support for clean energy.

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