Northern Ireland. Pension fund urged to get out of fossil fuels

Fossil Free Northern Ireland wants the NI Local Government Pension scheme to cut its ties with major firms.

They include companies like BP and gas firm Centrica which has interests in shale gas exploration, or fracking. But the fund has already said it will not take its money out of oil and gas.

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The pension scheme is the biggest in Northern Ireland and covers 118,000 workers employed by public bodies.

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