CofE Pensions Board to divest from all oil and gas holdings

Plans to divest from Shell and other oil and gas companies

Holly Roach
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CofE Pensions Board to divest from all oil and gas holdings

The Church of England (CofE) Pensions Board has revealed it will divest from all oil and gas holdings over a lack of progress towards net zero.

The divestment will apply to Shell and other oil and gas companies that fail show attempts to decarbonise in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. The CofE Pensions Board said the investme...

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