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Norway's "Oil Fund" to Divest from Coal
The push to divest fossil fuel stocks began three years ago on college campuses, in the interests of climate change. Now the biggest sovereign wealth fund in the world has announced plans to sell off investments related to coal mining. It's Norway's $890 billion government pension fund.
By Warren Olney • • 6m ListenThe push to divest fossil fuel stocks began three years ago on college campuses, in the interests of climate change. Now the biggest sovereign wealth fund in the world has announced plans to sell off investments related to coal mining. It's Norway's $890 billion government pension fund. John Schwartz is reporting the story for the New York Times.
Special thanks to Sarah Sweeney for production assistance.
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