Australian Retirement Funds Have Doubled Investment in Traditional Energy Companies

Despite the push towards net zero, superannuation funds are still betting big on oil, coal, and gas interests.
Australian Retirement Funds Have Doubled Investment in Traditional Energy Companies
A Woodside logo is seen in Perth, Western Australia, on March 16, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
Jim Birchall
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Despite an Australian government push towards net zero by 2050, a just-released report shows investment by leading superannuation funds in gas, coal, and oil interests has almost doubled since 2021.

From 2021 to December 2023, Australian 30 largest retirement funds have increased their investment in traditional energy companies from $19 billion to $39 billion (US$25.93 billion).

Jim Birchall
Jim Birchall
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Jim Birchall has written and edited for several regional New Zealand publications. He was most recently the editor of the Hauraki Coromandel Post.
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