Coal under siege as researchers release Norwegian fund divestment hit list

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University of Oxford study details the top 40 companies facing divestment from Norwegian pension fund following crucial vote

The bleak outlook for the global coal industry took another turn for the worse over the weekend, as many of the sector's leading lights were forced to digest the news that the world's largest sovereign...

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