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June 08, 2015

Coal in the crosshairs in Europe but fuelling emerging markets
Paris (AFP) June 7, 2015
Companies, banks and investment funds, primarily European, have been coming out in recent weeks with announcements they will halt investments in coal, a new front in efforts to reduce use of the highly polluting fuel that faces a battle against the hunger for power in emerging markets. The latest move came Friday, when Norway's parliament voted to force its sovereign wealth fund - the world's biggest - to pull out of firms that are heavily involved with coal. Earlier in the week, French energy ... read more

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