Subject: The Big Guns Will Keep Their Lumps of Coal for Now, Thanks
From: "Claire Willett | Trusted Insight" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 18:07:04 +0000

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The Big Guns Will Keep Their Lumps of Coal for Now, Thanks (https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/6097/)

Divesting from coal — or at least publicly discussing one’s willingness to do so, has been an emerging trend among endowments, foundations, and now the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund. Reports that a non-government majority in the Norwegian parliament was edging towards a vote on banning the fund from investing in coal had many a’twitter about the possibility, and possible impacts, of such a decision.

Today, Norway’s parliamentary standing committee on finance and economy announced it would not be divesting from coal in the foreseeable future. As a compromise, committee will appoint an expert group tasked with evaluating “whether excluding coal and petroleum companies appears to be a more effective strategy than corporate governance and influence to address climate change and contribute to future changes.” That group will submit its findings the following spring. Read More » (https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/6097/)

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