Coal fuels emerging markets, European popularity declines
Greater efforts in Europe to reduce output of greenhouse gases while emerging markets rely heavily on coal
Paris
COMPANIES, banks and investment funds, primarily European, have been coming out in recent weeks with announcements that they will halt investments in coal, a new front in efforts to reduce use of the highly polluting fuel that faces a battle against the hunger for power in emerging markets.
The latest move came on Friday, when Norway's parliament voted to force its sovereign wealth fund - the world's biggest - to pull out of firms that are heavily involved with coal.
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