Article 49SFN Ban Ki-moon tells Britain: stop investing in fossil fuels overseas

Ban Ki-moon tells Britain: stop investing in fossil fuels overseas

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Adam Vaughan
from Environment | The Guardian on (#49SFN)

Former UN secretary-general says country must live up to Theresa May's commitment

Ban Ki-moon has urged Britain to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas, in what he said would mark a test of Theresa May's commitment to act on climate change.

The former UN secretary general said he was deeply concerned that the UK's export credit agency had provided billions of pounds in recent years to support businesses involved in oil and gas schemes around the world.

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