By 2019, 1,115 institutions with more than 11 trillion U.S. dollars in assets under management had committed to divesting from fossil fuels globally, up from 730 in 2017. Divesting from fossil fuels is growing in popularity due to increasing public awareness about the impact of fossil fuel production on the climate.
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