Ban Ki-moon backs fossil fuel divestment in wake of IPCC climate warnings
UN chief says pension funds and insurance companies should invest in renewables, as businesses and politicians unite in calls for urgent climate action
Ban Ki-moon has called for investors to ditch fossil fuel assets in light of the latest scientific warnings that the window to tackle avoidable climate change is rapidly closing. The synthesis report...
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