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  • €8.9bn Irish sovereign wealth fund to divest from fossil fuels

    12 July 2018

    The €8.9 billion ($10.4 billion) Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) is to divest from fossil fuels within five years following the passing of a bill in the Irish parliament, in what has been hailed a seminal moment in the country’s transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • Irish parliament votes to divest from fossil fuels

    27 January 2017

    Ireland took a step closer to becoming the first country to divest its sovereign wealth from the fossil fuel industry.