In its own words, the World Bank Group's position as a leading source of global fossil fuel financing poses a "clear and present danger" to its reputation and the global commons. A September brief from the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network and Institute for Policy Studies Brief says it is high time for the Bank to decide whether to remain the world's key agent for transnational corporations' oil, gas and coal aspirations, or to become an agent for positive change, truer to the stated mission of an institution that claims to alleviate poverty and promote environmental sustainability.