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Hot sector of ESG investing is cooling fast

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The record-breaking boom in clean energy funds is rapidly giving way to a bust; since the beginning of May, about $154 million has been pulled from clean energy ETFs.

After a stellar 2020, the record-breaking boom in clean energy funds is rapidly giving way to a bust.

Investors are yanking cash from the sector at the fastest pace in a year, while two of the biggest exchange-traded funds tracking the industry -- the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (ICLN) and In

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