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Norway’S Coal Divestment
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Jun 11 2015 04:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Norway was criticized by many,
. . . for not actually divesting from coal companies,
. . . despite its 2014 promise.
However, within days of such criticism,
. . . the Norwegian Parliament announced its intention,
. . . to divest from companies that generate more than,
. . . 30% of their income or their electricity from coal.
Largest 20 listed utilities that breach 30% generation threshold
Country Company name
China Datang Corp
China Guodian Corp
China Huadian Group Corp
China Huaneng Group Corp
China Resources Power Holdings
China Shenhua Group Corp Ltd
Czech Republic Cez As
Germany Rwe Ag
India Ntpc Ltd
Japan-Power
Korea Electric Power Corp
South Africa Eskom Holdings Soc Ltd
USA Aes Corp
USA American Electric Power Co Inc
USA Duke Energy Corp
USA Firstenergy Corp
USA Nrg Energy Inc
USA Ppl Corp
USA Southern Co
USA Xcel Energy Inc
06-11-2015 Source: Norway’s Coal Divestment Chart
. . . for not actually divesting from coal companies,
. . . despite its 2014 promise.
However, within days of such criticism,
. . . the Norwegian Parliament announced its intention,
. . . to divest from companies that generate more than,
. . . 30% of their income or their electricity from coal.
Largest 20 listed utilities that breach 30% generation threshold
Country Company name
China Datang Corp
China Guodian Corp
China Huadian Group Corp
China Huaneng Group Corp
China Resources Power Holdings
China Shenhua Group Corp Ltd
Czech Republic Cez As
Germany Rwe Ag
India Ntpc Ltd
Japan-Power
Korea Electric Power Corp
South Africa Eskom Holdings Soc Ltd
USA Aes Corp
USA American Electric Power Co Inc
USA Duke Energy Corp
USA Firstenergy Corp
USA Nrg Energy Inc
USA Ppl Corp
USA Southern Co
USA Xcel Energy Inc
06-11-2015 Source: Norway’s Coal Divestment Chart