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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Sandra Laville

C of E divests of fossil fuels as oil and gas firms ditch climate pledges

Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury.
‘The climate crisis threatens the planet we live on, and people around the world who Jesus Christ calls us to love as our neighbours,’ says Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

The Church of England is divesting from fossil fuels in its multibillion pound endowment and pension funds over climate concerns and what the church claims are recent U-turns by oil and gas companies.

The church said it was abandoning oil and gas companies and all firms primarily engaged in the exploration, production and refining of oil or gas by the end of 2023, unless they were in genuine alignment with a 1.5C reduction pathway.

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