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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
James Tapper

‘Sustainable’ pension funds accused of greenwashing over billions held in oil and gas firms

The vents and chimneys of an oil refinery, some emitting vapour, and partly in shadow, photographed against a sunset sky
A refinery in the US owned by ExxonMobil, one of the companies invested in by supposedly ‘green’ funds. Photograph: Barry Lewis/In Pictures/Getty Images

People investing their pensions in funds that claim green credentials are being warned they may actually be backing the world’s largest oil and gas companies.

Carbon Tracker Initiative said that asset managers have invested $376bn (£295bn) in oil and gas companies, despite publicly pledging to back efforts to limit global temperature rises to 1.5C. The environmental thinktank based in London and New York found that more than 160 funds with a green label held $4.6bn in 15 companies including ExxonMobil, Chevron and TotalEnergies.

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