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Why does the world keep investing in fossil fuels?

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Jonas Mayer
February 28, 2025

Despite net-zero pledges, banks and asset managers, funds and governments continue to give trillions of dollars to the fossil fuel industry. Here’s which interests and mechanisms are behind that – and how to get past them.

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