Pressure mounts on Church of England to ditch holdings in ExxonMobil

Michael Holder
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Almost 140 clergy, bishops and other leading Church figures call for divestment in US oil and gas giant over climate concerns

The Church of England is facing growing pressure to ditch its holdings in ExxonMobil, with the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams among scores of figures, including six bishops and 130 clergy,...

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