Dim Outlook for Coal in Norway and U.K.

GALWAY, IRELAND--February 24, 2015 --Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) Norway and the U.K. have separately announced measures to reduce investment in the coal sector and coal-fired power.

Norway's Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) - the world's richest sovereign wealth fund with $850 billion - has started divesting from coal and other fossil fuels.