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Investors urge businesses to quit climate-unfriendly EU lobby groups

NEWS: Nine companies including Glencore, Rio Tinto and BP targeted over membership of Brussels trade body Business Europe

NEWS: Climate change risk recognised as share price for commodities giant hits record low on first half earnings slump

NEWS: Leading investor put four major companies on its banned list for links to environmentally destructive palm oil plantations

NEWS: Shifting funds out of coal, oil and gas could make “a very important contribution” to Paris deal, says Connie Hedegaard

NEWS: Governing council plans to sell some $5.9 billion worth of shares in coal, oil and gas companies over climate concerns

NEWS: Roddick and Sainsbury dynasty latest to make low carbon pledge, as fund managers say movement is now “mainstream”

NEWS: Green groups greet move by Parliament to authorise sale of coal holdings, the largest fossil fuel divestment in history

NEWS: Mark Moody Stuart says dangers were evident decades ago, offers backing to divestment and carbon pricing

NEWS: Top polluters are failing to appreciate scale of “rapid” campaigns around world and size of investors involved

NEWS: Money managers will face lawsuits if they fail to confront climate impact of fossil fuel holdings, warns ERAFP boss Philippe Desfosses

NEWS: Coal-heavy power utilities and mining companies are in the firing line as lawmakers endorse biggest fossil divestment push to date

NEWS: At Climate Week Paris, French insurer announces biggest fossil fuel divestment push to date, encouraging others to follow

NEWS: Reactions to university rejection of coal and tar sands range from “great leadership” to handing back degrees in disgust

NEWS: Amid mixed results for fossil fuel divestment campaigns, Oxford alumni are threatening to hand back their degrees

NEWS: Campaign to stigmatise oil, gas and coal companies could gain another backer as top Scottish institution considers ditching polluters

NEWS: Religious body to withdraw £12 million from coal and tar sands as it opts for new ‘ethical’ low-carbon policy

NEWS: University will phase out £1.5 million holdings in oil and gas equities within three years, to highlight climate threat

NEWS: Staff at SOAS and UCL write to governing bodies urging them to ditch nearly £20 million in oil, gas and coal holdings

NEWS: Politicians “too cowardly” to back carbon price, which would offer better climate benefits than attacking coal, says de Boer

NEWS: Church leaders write to 85 million strong congregation urging them to call for tough UN pact to address global warming