▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁in ▁a ▁final ▁report ▁entitled ▁" St rik ing ▁a ▁Better ▁Bal ance ". ▁The ▁report ▁concluded ▁that ▁foss il ▁fuel ▁and ▁min ing ▁projects ▁do ▁not ▁alle vi ate ▁pover ty , ▁and ▁recommended ▁that ▁World ▁Bank ▁invol vement ▁with ▁these ▁se ctors ▁be ▁ph ased ▁out ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁invest ment ▁in ▁renew able ▁energy ▁and ▁clean ▁energy . ▁The ▁World ▁Bank ▁published ▁its ▁Management ▁Response ▁to ▁the ▁E IR ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁following ▁extensive ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors . ▁The ▁Management ▁Response ▁did ▁not ▁accept ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁E IR ▁report ' s ▁conclus ions . ▁However , ▁the ▁E IR ▁served ▁to ▁alter ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ' s ▁policies ▁on ▁oil , ▁gas ▁and ▁min ing ▁in ▁important ▁ways , ▁as ▁has ▁been ▁documented ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁in ▁a ▁recent ▁follow - up ▁report . ▁One ▁area ▁of ▁particular ▁controvers y ▁concerned ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les . ▁Crit ics ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁Management ▁Response ▁weak ened ▁a ▁key ▁recommendation ▁that ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁and ▁affected ▁communities ▁should ▁have ▁to ▁provide ▁' cons ent ' ▁for ▁projects ▁to ▁proceed ▁– ▁instead , ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁' cons ult ation '. ▁Following ▁the ▁E IR ▁process , ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁issued ▁a ▁re vised ▁Policy ▁on ▁Ind igen ous ▁Pe op les . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁ ▁The ▁World