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MARGARET Thatcher’s old Oxford college has committed to fully divest their endowment fund from fossil fuels by July.
Somerville College’s £100 million funding will now be invested in new green projects.
In a statement on their website, the college said: “We aim to fully divest from fossil fuels by July 2021.
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“We have already divested from £400,000 of investments in coal, and from a significant proportion of our holdings in oil and gas companies.”
The college also announced that it aims to be carbon neutral by 2050 at the latest.
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