TOKYO -- More than 1,500 pension funds, universities and other organizations around the world have announced that they will divest from fossil fuel assets, doubling from five years earlier and underscoring the surge in sustainable investing.
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Excess gas is burned at an oil field in Basra, Iraq. Investors are increasingly divesting assets tied to fossil fuel. © Reuters
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