Sydney, May 28, 2026 (AFP) - Fund for climate-exposed Pacific nation invests in fossil fuels

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2026-05-28

A trust fund set up to help a South Pacific nation gravely threatened by climate change has invested in coal mining, gas exploration and the world's largest crude oil refinery, an AFP investigation has revealed. Low-lying Pacific island nation Tuvalu said it was reviewing the "fossil fuel exposure" of the $200 million fund after it was presented with AFP's findings. Few countries are more exposed to climate change than Tuvalu, a chain of coral at......

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