Seattle calls on Bill Gates to divest from fossil fuels

Former city mayor launches campaign of daily protests outside Gates' Foundation visitor centre till it commits to divestment

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is facing fresh calls to move his charity's investments out of fossil fuels from the community in Seattle where it is based, led by the city's former mayor.

The Bill and Melinda Gates' Foundation is the world's largest charitable foundation and funder of medical research. It had $1.4bn (1bn) invested in fossil fuel companies, according to its latest available tax filings from 2013.