Norway's Sovereign-Wealth Fund Boosts Renewable Energy
June 13 2019 - 8:36AM
Dow Jones News
By WSJ City
Norway's sovereign-wealth fund is embracing renewable energy and
winding down fossil-fuel investments after parliament instructed
the fund, built on oil profits, to redirect investments in smaller
firms.
KEY FACTS:
-- Norway's parliament asked its $1 trillion fund to pull an estimated more
than $13bn...
-- ...from oil, gas and coal extracting companies, and move up to $20bn into
renewable-energy projects and firms.
-- The Government Pension Fund Global has around 6% of its holdings in
fossil-fuel equities.
-- It won't pull investments from major oil companies, but will divest from
smaller energy firms.
-- The fund is one of the largest in the world, investing in nearly 9,200
companies globally.
Why This Matters
The divestment comes as government pension funds face pressure
to realign their strategies around green businesses and clean
energy to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
The move could affect several of the fund's US investments
including its 1.08% stake in Anadarko Petroleum, 0.98% in
Occidental Petroleum and 0.96% in EOG Resources.
The decision also reduces financial risk because the oil-and-gas
industry is no longer as profitable since the oil-price drop in
2014.
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June 13, 2019 08:21 ET (12:21 GMT)
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