Global divestment campaign tops 1,000 pledges

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350.org reveals institutions with almost $8tr of managed investments have now pledged to offload high carbon assets

The global campaign to divest from fossil fuels marked a major milestone this afternoon at the COP24 Summit in Katowice, confirming that over 1,000 institutions have now pledged to exit high carbon assets....

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