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Prof Anu Mohammad, among others, at an international conference on ‘Finacialization & False Solutions: Climate Smart Agriculture & Its Alternatives’ organised by Research Initiatives Bangladesh in CIRDAP Auditorium in the city on Thursday. n NN photo

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Prof Anu Mohammad, among others, at an international conference on 'Finacialization & False Solutions: Climate Smart Agriculture & Its Alternatives' organised by Research Initiatives Bangladesh in CIRDAP Auditorium in the city on Thursday.

Fossil-fuel divestment: Where should the money flow?

Jenna Nicholas, Rocky Mountain Institute :Last September, a day after 400,000 people marched for the climate in the streets of New York City, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund made headlines, announcing it would ensure none of the fund’s $860 million would be invested in fossil-fuel companies. In January 2014, a group of 17 foundations preceded the Fund, committing to divest $1.7 billion, which has grown to over 100 foundations and over $5 billion in pledges over the past 18 months. In...

15 Aug 2015, 12:00 am