Report: UK council pension funds investing almost £10bn in fossil fuels

Cecilia Keating
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Analysis from Friends of the Earth and Platform finds three per cent of the total value of the Local Government Pension Scheme is invested in coal, oil and gas

Local government continues to indirectly plough billions of pounds into fossil fuels through employee pension funds, despite three quarters of local councils across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern...

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