The most recent news on the #fossilfuel #divestment movement from all over the world (that means: from Twitter).
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Apr 29
Beyond #divestment, universities should be proactive in #sustainableinvesting & operations: http://t.co/YYLZJdQ9dR @mikehposner via @nytimes
— motive (@motivethinks) April 29, 2015
EVENT May 26, London UK: Live Debate: Keep it in the ground | The Guardian Membership https://t.co/s7FavbsR16 @GoFossilFree #Divestment
— Water News Global (@WaterTrends) April 29, 2015
HSBC warns against financial risks associated with #stranded assets in fossil fuel industry http://t.co/okMq8lmpmq #climate #divestment
— Sébastien Duyck (@duycks) April 29, 2015
Apr 28
Spectacular first-hand account by @Pierschickenboy on why #divestment works, from apartheid to climate change. http://t.co/enYGwSt0WB
— Geoffrey Supran (@GeoffreySupran) April 28, 2015
RT "@insideclimate: Map: Tracking Academia's Fossil Fuel #Divestment (Updated) http://t.co/lW5zTqMM02 pic.twitter.com/icJx8ws4ay"
— Fossil Free Indexes (@FossilFreeIndxs) April 28, 2015
Why divesting from #FossilFuel companies is a matter of basic #ethics http://t.co/WpUXkjCs77 #energy #divestment #economics #debate
— Climate Engr_ing (@ClimateEngr_ing) April 28, 2015
By me: Prince Charles on brink of ending all #fossilfuel investments http://t.co/MZwjjZyF8Q #divestment #keepitintheground
— Damian Carrington (@dpcarrington) April 28, 2015
Nearly half of top #pension #funds gambling on #climate change #divestment http://t.co/xjsIVIF0mz
— dusty gedge (@greenroofsuk) April 28, 2015
Apr 27
Big news in @FT – Prince Charles supports #divestment & has personally divested! #whoseside http://t.co/EWJrzP5Ho1 pic.twitter.com/4Qss6KN4Gs
— Divest Harvard (@DivestHarvard) April 27, 2015
Campaign to blacklist #fossilfuel investments goes global http://t.co/svt9ni6oqy via @FT @pilitaclark #divestment #carbonbubble #climaterisk
— Anthony Hobley (@arhobley) April 27, 2015
Great to see that even Prince Charles is encouraging #divestment from #fossilfuel: http://t.co/wC4wwZ9wwJ Something @Gaeia specialise in 🙂
— Haydon Waldek FPFS (@Haydon_GreenIFA) April 27, 2015
RT @chloemaxmin #Divestment is working, putting pressure on #fossilfuel companies b/c of fear of being outdated http://t.co/a2HJk91Lwp
— Divest Victoria (@DivestVictoria) April 27, 2015
Dr. Murphy congratulates @SyracuseU on #divestment, points out sustainability is not a "craze." http://t.co/P8em84SO1d
— SUNY-ESF (@sunyesf) April 27, 2015
How the #divestment campaign inspires #Vietnamese youth to join @350 movement http://t.co/nTQdfQnEmJ #climate #agw
— climatehawk1 (@climatehawk1) April 27, 2015
HSBC releases report on #divestment, confirms risk of stranded assets http://t.co/ovgmLD46d7 #carbonbubble #itshappening
— Trillion Fund (@TrillionFund) April 27, 2015
Apr 24
MASSIVE NEWS!! @SOAS divests from fossil fuels!! Huge congrats @FossilFreeSOAS https://t.co/11jJBq8eF1 pic.twitter.com/TB5sMW4Tn3
— divestlondon (@divestlondon) April 24, 2015
Columbia University faculty members call for #divestment from fossil fuels @EmmaEHoward http://t.co/BWBPAFcU68 @Columbia
— ClimateNow (@ClimateNow) April 24, 2015
Dear @wellcometrust – http://t.co/YRYbO7wbpT why not get a clue? #divestment
— Glyn Moody (@glynmoody) April 24, 2015
Apr 23
#FossilFree #Southwark launching tonight @Busseybuilding. free screening of #divestment docu! Pls RT pic.twitter.com/h8lHekbACn
— Greenpeace_Southwark (@GreenpeaceSouth) April 23, 2015
This month marks 1 year #fossilfuelfree for Green Century's Equity Fund. Happy anniversary! RT to support fossil fuel #divestment.
— Green Century (@Green__Century) April 23, 2015
#Harvard, #WilliamsCollege alumni, students call for #divestment of #fossilfuel holdings. http://t.co/P854PyFGrr
— The Berkshire Edge (@BerkEdge) April 23, 2015
Staff stand shoulder to shoulder with student #divestment campaigns at UCL and SOAS. @FossilFreeUCL @FossilFreeSOAS http://t.co/5luDzarQLW
— divestlondon (@divestlondon) April 23, 2015
"We are not doing this because it makes headlines. We are doing it because it makes good business sense." The Guardian Newspaper #divestment
— Gone Studio (@GoneStudio) April 23, 2015
@Tufts4Climate Proud that students at my almamater @TuftsUniversity giving heart & soul to #divestment campaign. #impinv #climatechange
— Abigail V Noble (@ab_noble) April 23, 2015
Trucost speaking on #divestment & beyond – a practical look at #investor options. 28 April in Sydney http://t.co/u6LLztQdMI #climate #risk
— Trucost (@Trucost) April 23, 2015
Apr 22
BREAKING: We are now sitting in for #divestment from fossil fuels in President Monaco's office #WhoseSide pic.twitter.com/eEv7Eahyib
— Tufts Climate Action (@Tufts4Climate) April 22, 2015
This is big: HSBC Warns Clients on #strandedassets – fossil fuels that need to stay in the ground http://t.co/DMB5Q05MbD #divestment
— Claire Nelson (@NelsonClaireN) April 22, 2015
A useful table in the HSBC #divestment report, setting out exactly who has divested from what. pic.twitter.com/Q1ejXKGWLy
— Sophie Yeo (@some_yeo) April 22, 2015
100+ marching up through Tufts campus to join 33 sitting in at President's Office for #divest – powerful! #whoseside pic.twitter.com/LfHOwZ1mvG
— Divest Harvard (@DivestHarvard) April 22, 2015
At Swarthmore College, longest-ever fossil fuel divestment sit-in ends on hopeful note: http://t.co/1WBjl6QwYE. #quakers #divestment
— Western Friend Wire (@westernfriend) April 22, 2015
HSBC warns clients of fossil fuel investment risks http://t.co/FVaoDhEVOG #divest #divestment #climate pic.twitter.com/T1IIkINEYx
— Andrew Campbell (@andwcampbell) April 22, 2015
It's time to divest, leave fossil fuels to rest! #divestment #fossilfuelfree @unimelb @cathymalexander @MSSIMelb pic.twitter.com/5KZO8N73Fu
— Lina Puerto (@LinaPuerto) April 22, 2015
Apr 17
"I first heard of #divestment as a student when @Harvard supported apartheid, and the students fought and won."-Prof pic.twitter.com/r5fp6Ha2dQ
— Divest Harvard (@DivestHarvard) April 17, 2015
Powerful letter from @DeanBaker13 supporting fossil fuel #divestment. h/t @350 @endowmentethics @StudentsDivest http://t.co/wMQacHNZYh
— NewEconomyCoalition (@NewEconomics) April 17, 2015
Fossil fuel-free funds outperformed conventional ones, analysis shows: http://t.co/IzJlQyoODO (via @guardian) #divestment
— Sierra Club (@sierraclub) April 17, 2015
Investors with $2 trillion push US SEC to require stronger #climate risk disclosure by #fossilfuel cos https://t.co/FHTaeQdLPP #divestment
— Damian Carrington (@dpcarrington) April 17, 2015
Love these students taking control of their future and the planet #Divestment #Gofossilfree @gofossilfree https://t.co/0ONjAbLZVK
— Norma E. Roth (@NormaPinkRibbon) April 17, 2015
The divestment movement is really picking up momentum. BBC covered it today. #divestment http://t.co/JKObzUNbhJ
— Bonnie Denison (@bonniedenison1) April 17, 2015
Big news – the @gazette_net has endorsed our divestment campaign! let's make #MoCo a #divestment leader… http://t.co/hO4lalYVEx
— 350 Montgomery Co. (@350MoCo) April 17, 2015
40 alumni have now signed our petition for #divestment! Keep signing and spreading the word http://t.co/hmSgmMyv1Q!
— Fossil Free Penn (@fossilfreepenn) April 17, 2015
Apr 16
Astounding: 2012 @Harvard undergraduate #poll: 72 vote in favor of #divestment http://t.co/hIlp163CYc #climate @laurakrantz
— RobHalpin Ⓥ (@Niplahr) April 16, 2015
"Climate change affects most the people who have contributed to it the least." pic.twitter.com/rfTc03lG6r
— Divest Harvard (@DivestHarvard) April 16, 2015
@BostonGlobe asks: Are @Harvard & @MIT #divestment responses two sides of the same coin? @laurakrantz @DivestHarvard http://t.co/M5Dpegklny
— FossilFreeMIT (@FossilFreeMIT) April 16, 2015
@CarolineLucas pays tribute to #divestment movement at Sussex @SusFossilFree
— Sussex Energy Group (@SussexNRGGroup) April 16, 2015
I just divested from Commonwealth Bank because it supports the fossil fuel industry: http://t.co/LamYmtgIA4 #divestment #degrowth #climate
— Samuel Alexander (@thedownshifters) April 16, 2015
The @Guardian has 180k names pushing for #divestment. Read here: http://t.co/vudpP9rNBv
— Jennifer Morgan (@climatemorgan) April 16, 2015
Low-Carbon Indexes Offer Fossil Fuel #Divestment Alternative http://t.co/HQ5vdoxl2M #FossilFuel pic.twitter.com/4xH974cZNv
— Institutional Invest (@iimag) April 16, 2015
If you're a student, you can find out how to join or start a #divestment campaign at your university here: http://t.co/5EsQnkuoX9
— Martin Holland (@_MartinHolland) April 16, 2015
CU fossil fuel #divestment on the front page of the @dailycamera yesterday, & today, co-ops! Maybe we *are* winning? http://t.co/ZZXeKQNsi3
— Zane Selvans (@ZaneSelvans) April 16, 2015
Apr 13
Calling for Divestment, Protesters Blockade @harvard Offices http://t.co/cYHhGl0es3 #DivestHarvard #divest #investing #ESG #impinv
— Fran Seegull #impinv (@franseegull) April 13, 2015
Harvard Dismisses Climate Change Protesters While MIT Negotiates With Them http://t.co/Sz13ZkO7NS via @BloombergNews #HarvardHeatWeek
— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) April 13, 2015
Harvard would be $21m better if it had divested from fossil fuels when the campaign began in 2012: http://t.co/M1MR3VqbxE #harvardheatweek
— Fossil Free (@GoFossilFree) April 13, 2015
On Morgan Stanley's #sustainability report, impact investing & #divestment: http://t.co/Gw0PUgMalL #socinv #impinv http://t.co/drvIN7nB63
— ClearlySo (@ClearlySo) April 13, 2015
#Harvard #fossilfuel #divestment Campaigners Gear up for a Week of Action #HarvardHeatWeek @guardiannews http://t.co/GHfTno3iuY
— Trillium Asset Mngmt (@TrilliumAM) April 13, 2015
Apr 10
"engagement with fossil fuel companies is pointless" says @jonathonporritt via @Guardian http://t.co/y2tbwEGCNw
— Ethex (@ethexuk) April 10, 2015
Over 300 Swarthmore alumni commit to withholding donations until the school divests. That's powerful. http://t.co/qcuZHqkGl6
— Chloe Maxmin (@chloemaxmin) April 10, 2015
Delighted to see @iccronline today. Faith investors raising their voices. Faith in fossil fuel divestment | Letters http://t.co/mp5g7tnLCj
— Laura Berry (@LauraBerryICCR) April 9, 2015
Time to put your money with those superfunds taking action on climate? Fossil fuel-free funds pay off for investors http://t.co/zsxyrsVxBv
— RIAANews (@RIAANews) April 9, 2015
Considering practicality and ethics of #divestment at #museums http://t.co/A6CqOFP8VC and #colleges http://t.co/90F1FyQ7M8
— Laura Holzman (@HolzmanLaura) April 10, 2015
How much fossil fuel has been used in your lifetime? #keepitintheground http://t.co/fiKwniBNJ5
— Caterina Conti (@caterinaconti) April 10, 2015
Norwegian state oil fund adopts ‘broad criteria’ for climate change exclusion, fudges on #divestment http://t.co/VVR13nmBnj
— Oscar Reyes (@_oscar_reyes) April 10, 2015
Check out the new #divestment campaign @pushyourparents http://t.co/4GNW4nzpVA @carbonbubble
— Climate Strategy (@ClimateSt) April 10, 2015
Apr 9
Big #divestment news today! SF Retirement Board becomes first U.S. Pension to invest in fossil fuel-free fund! http://t.co/TLwQUzXw9X
— Jeremy Pollock (@JspiderSF) April 9, 2015
Paris get ball rolling on the city authorities' #divestment from sectors contributing to climate change http://t.co/JRpQA2uAGu #Paris2015
— Louisa Casson (@LouisaCasson) April 9, 2015
@andytuit @350Europe Thanks! Have you seen this? via @bluegreentweet: http://t.co/dJwRqQenUf
— Joshua Sheppard (@josh_sheppard10) April 9, 2015
"Divestment is the test of our time" – powerful piece by @billmckibben today: http://t.co/prVOir8Xiu
— Geoffrey Supran (@GeoffreySupran) April 9, 2015
Help us kick off #HarvardHeatWeek strong and make Sunday, 4/12 as big as it can be: http://t.co/ctYQMH34E7 pic.twitter.com/RmBTSQWgiA
— Divest Harvard (@DivestHarvard) April 9, 2015
Apr 8
72% of @Harvard Students + 1,000 Faculty + 65,000 Friends Support #Divestment : http://t.co/dgjxEjl8U7 @arusbridger pic.twitter.com/TM3eO7E5r3”
— #Tuition (@HashtagTuition) April 8, 2015
Please checkout my @guardian op-ed on & consider joining @MIT's public divestment debate! http://t.co/QJ8Xvgy7Pf https://t.co/2NtwkrjB6I
— Geoffrey Supran (@GeoffreySupran) April 8, 2015
Academics urge universities to join fossil fuel divestment movement http://t.co/tY0EAoCC7f
— Blue&GreenTomorrow (@bluegreentweet) April 8, 2015
NUS figures fuel debate on divestment http://t.co/bc1rIWVu3I via @timeshighered
— Good Money Week (@goodmoneyweek) April 8, 2015
Open Letter from 179 Faculty and Staff @LundUni supporting #Divestment http://t.co/LJ9uusjQak @guardianeco
— 350.org Europe (@350Europe) April 8, 2015
@readingirl Great article on @guardian's #divestment campaign – heard of @aodproject? They rate 500 pension funds etc on #climate investment
— Joshua Sheppard (@josh_sheppard10) April 8, 2015
Apr 7
Top academics ask world's universities to #divest from fossil fuels #keepitintheground http://t.co/NksfvBauRB
— Tim Ratcliffe (@carbontrouble) April 7, 2015
Scottish universities criticised for arms and fossil fuel investments http://t.co/1MeHI280yo
— Blue&GreenTomorrow (@bluegreentweet) April 7, 2015
Quite – #SRI "#engagement without #divestment is like having laws with no police to enforcement them" http://t.co/n2ot3bwjnD #carbonbubble
— Colin Baines (@ColinBaines1) April 7, 2015
To #Bill and #Melinda #Gates: move your money out of #fossil #fuels | #ethics #finance #investment #divestment | http://t.co/1FfVPTNvit
— greenami & da silva (@greenami1) April 7, 2015
Good to see my old uni is still revolting as we did in 1987 #antiapartheid #divestment https://t.co/RZqs6U4mXc
— Chris Marsden (@ChrisTMarsden) April 7, 2015
$190bi CalSTRS to discuss whether to start study that could lead to #divestment of #coal companies. Direction=good; result < 8month = ideal
— Clarisse Simonek (@ClarisseSimonek) April 7, 2015
Apr 2
Are you a @dartmouth alum? In support of #divestment? Donate to http://t.co/AHLxh2vTWP & sign this open letter now! https://t.co/IcTkXG2mgQ
— MultiSchool Divest (@DivestFund) April 2, 2015
@divestlondon S.African activists call on @wellcometrust to buck up & commit to progressive #divestment: http://t.co/cTYvJy48wF @guardian
— The Gaia Foundation (@GaiaFoundation) April 2, 2015
Come on Bill and Melinda! Open the #Gates to #Divestment ! #climatechange #climateaction pic.twitter.com/GFzIB0Kp7s http://t.co/evTWjTMd1A
— MetaMick (@metamick14) April 2, 2015
#UK’s #Guardian newspaper group signs up to #PRI amid fossil #divestment campaign http://t.co/3Gfufws1mm
— Sustainalytics (@Sustainalytics) April 2, 2015
Apr 1
'Why I Bought BP, Shell shares to Save the Planet.' @LouisaCasson on #divestment, #engagement & BP AGM. http://t.co/zaugrIwvvm #Resolution25
— Andrew Whiley (@WhileyAndrew) April 1, 2015
More #divestment escalation today: @ClimateActionME (Bowdoin Divest) launches sit-in. Follow them for updates. #whoseside
— Chloe Maxmin (@chloemaxmin) April 1, 2015
Great news! Guardian Media Group is divesting its more than £800m investment portfolio from fossil fuels #climatechange #CdnPoli #Divestment
— Meanwhile in Canada (@MeanwhileinCana) April 1, 2015
GMG chair: @guardian £800m #fossilfuel #divestment "is a hard-nosed business decision, but influenced by our values" http://t.co/mjXLDULlum
— Damian Carrington (@dpcarrington) April 1, 2015
The Alumni #Divestment Network launches on April 1st! You excited?? #BankOnUs #WhoseSide #AlumniEscalate http://t.co/E45OBycArG
— Devyn Powell (@DevynFromOregon) April 1, 2015
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