'Climate pariah': Campaigners urge BlackRock to strengthen coal exclusion policy after counting $85bn of coal investments

Coal ban applies to 17% of global coal value chain

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NGOs have accused asset management giant BlackRock of greenwashing after publishing findings that suggest the company has $85bn worth of assets invested in coal companies one year on from the firm's high-profile pledge to exit investments in thermal coal.

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