Tim Cook tells climate sceptics to ditch Apple shares

Jessica Shankleman
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Chief executive angered by right wing think tank's questions about the profitability of renewable energy investments

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has bluntly told climate change sceptic investors to ditch their stocks if they do not support his pledge to slash greenhouse gas emissions, in the latest signal that the...

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