End fossil fuel subsidies by 2020, insurers and investors tell G20

Madeleine Cuff
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Sixteen investors and insurers worth more than $2.8tr in assets under management claim government subsidy support for fossil fuels is jeopardising Paris goals

A coalition of 16 leading investors and insurers, including Aviva Investors, Aegon Asset Management and Legal & General, have today urged G20 nations to halt all subsidies for fossil fuels by the end of...

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