“Berlin is the latest city to pull out of fossil fuels”
Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin / The Huffington Post
In line with a global divestment movement, the city of Berlin has decided to divest its money from “companies whose business model contradicts the goal of climate neutrality,” according to the text of a parliamentary proposal approved by the plenary. The decision “will force the city’s pension fund — worth 852.8 million US-dollar, or 750 million euros — to divest from shares of German oil giants RWE and E.ON, as well as the French behemoth Total,” writes the Huffington Post.
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