'From laggard to leader': Trinity College Cambridge to ditch fossil fuel investments in net zero drive

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University of Cambridge college outlines net zero plan to ditch millions of pounds of direct and indirect investments in oil and gas

Trinity College Cambridge has committed to fully divesting from fossil fuels over the next ten years, following a long-running student campaign. The University of Cambridge college today announced a...

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