Norway confirms $900bn sovereign wealth fund’s major coal divestment | Environment | The Guardian
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Parliament’s move come as analysis shows largest fossil fuel divestment yet will affect 122 companies across the world, including SSE and Drax in the UK
aerial view of Drax Power Station near Selby in North Yorkshire
Norway’s pension fund is set to sell $49m stake in Drax, which runs UK’s biggest coal-fired power station, above, in Selby, north Yorkshire.
Norway’s parliament has formally endorsed the move to sell off coal investments from its $900bn sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest.
It is the largest fossil fuel divestment yet, affecting 122 companies across the world, and marking a new success for the fast-growing and UN-backed climate change campaign.