Former EU climate chief Hedegaard backs fossil fuel divestment
by Megan Darby for RTCC, part of the Guardian Environ from on (#HCH9)
Shifting funds out of coal, oil and gas could make 'a very important contribution' to Paris deal, says Connie Hedegaard. RTCC reports
The EU's former climate commissioner is backing fossil fuel divestment to support a UN carbon-cutting pact in Paris this December.
Connie Hedegaard, who now chairs the KR Foundation, a climate focused funding platform, praised the movement to shift finance flows away from climate-polluting sectors.
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