Public commenters urge Select Committee to press WSIB for transparency and fossil-fuel divestment
Multiple public comment speakers urged the committee to call for stronger transparency from the Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) on fossil fuel holdings and to adopt a net-zero transition plan for state investments, citing climate financial risk and published coal-investment tallies.
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Several members of the public used the committee’s public-comment period to press for clearer reporting from the Washington State Investment Board and for a stronger plan to remove fossil-fuel holdings from state investment portfolios.
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