Norway to sell coal investments in climate change fight
June 08, 2015
Q: Norway's parliament voted last week to order its $890 billion government pension fund to sell off many investments related to coal, making it the largest institution to abandon some fossil fuel stocks in the fight against climate change. Where is Norway?
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Q: Where did Norway get the money for the world's largest state-owned investment fund?
A. Oil
B. Gas
C. Taxes
D. All of the above
Q: Backers of the coal divestment say it helps Norway from compounding the environmental damage caused by its oil and gas production. So far, most of Norway's oil and gas has come from which body of water off the country's southwestern coast?
A. Baltic Sea
B. British Sea
C. North Sea
D. South Sea
Q: In the battle against climate change, Norway may find it tougher to leave its remaining oil reserves untapped. Oil revenue has made Norwegians among the world's wealthiest people. Which of these countries has a higher gross domestic product (GDP) per person than Norway?
A. Bermuda
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Switzerland
D. United States
Q: Norway ranks among the top 10 nations in the equal distribution of family income. Which of its neighbors has the most unequal distribution of income?
A. Denmark
B. Finland
C. Russia
D. Sweden
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