'Savage blow': Coal companies hit back over banks' flight from fossil fuels
âSavage blowâ: Coal companies hit back over banksâ flight from fossil fuels Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Anne Hyland May 15, 2021 Large Australian banks, superannuation funds and insurance companies are adopting a view that coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, should eventually be retired as an energy source. Save Normal text size Very large text size The politics around coal is treacherous. In the Upper Hunter of New South Wales, a state by-election that could further weaken the ability of Premier Gladys Berejiklian to ...