June 26 (Reuters) - Legal & General's investment management unit said on Wednesday that it is divesting its stake in global commodities trader Glencore this year on concerns over its production of thermal coal.

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) said that its decision to divest the stake followed a shareholder resolution at Glencore last year, requesting it to disclose how its thermal coal production aligns with the Paris Agreement's objective to pursue efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

UK-based LGIM has a 0.44% stake in Glencore, worth about $325 million, according to LSEG data.

"We remain concerned that Glencore does not meet our red line asking mining companies to disclose whether they plan to increase thermal coal capacity," LGIM said.

Glencore declined to comment on the news.

Glencore mines and trades thermal coal, which is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The company also has coking coal assets.

It plans to run down its thermal coal mines by the mid-2040s, closing at least 12 by 2035.

(Reporting by Echha Jain and Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Sonia Cheema)