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  "id": 7575972,
  "title": "World’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/worlds-top-20-private-equity-firms-produce-more-greenhouse-gases-a-7575972",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T12:42:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/private-equity-firms-energy-assets-greenhouse-gas"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Firms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacenters The energy portfolios of 20 private equity firms produce 1.5bn tons of greenhouse gases a year, more than the annual emissions of any country except China, the US, India and Russia, according to a new report. Together, these firms manage $7.3tn…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "World’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/worlds-top-20-private-equity-firms-produce-more-greenhouse-gases-a",
        "published": "2026-09-15T12:42:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Top 20 Private Equity Firms’ Energy Assets Emit 1.5 Billion Tonnes Of Greenhouse Gases Annually: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/top-20-private-equity-firms-energy-assets-emit-1-5-billion-tonnes-of",
        "published": "2026-09-15T14:06:36.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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