Major investors call for power companies to ditch coal

Madeleine Cuff
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Letter published in today's Financial Times ramps up pressure on European utilities to end coal use by 2030

Just a day after the European Commission took steps to cut state subsidies for EU coal power plants after 2025, investors overseeing more than $11tr of assets have ramped up pressure on utilities to end...

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