The most recent news on the #fossilfuel #divestment movement from all over the world (that means: from Twitter).
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July 24
‘Divestment petitions’
11 #UMC annual conferences and the General Board of Global Ministries are sending #divestment petitions to #GC2016 https://t.co/DOkvlGohDz
— Mike Koob (@Mainstay2u) July 24, 2015
Cultural #divestment activists occupy @BritishMuseum. Powerful action to end #BP sponsorship #IndigenousAustralia https://t.co/a1CFv6TM1t
— 350.org Europe (@350Europe) July 24, 2015
#Carbon pricing and #divestment are the 2 best strategies for addressing #climatechange; 1st gov'ts, 2nd by the ppl for the #future!
— PRINCIPIUM (@PRINCIPIUM_imp) July 24, 2015
Hope Chris Rule at the LPFA is a reader of @ChiefInvOfficer! http://t.co/8Ma8Csk617 #divestment
— divestlondon (@divestlondon) July 24, 2015
New report outlines impact of #climatechange on London's economy. Includes role of #financialservices & #divestment. https://t.co/nmbcJdsTy4
— Fossil Free Indexes (@FossilFreeIndxs) July 24, 2015
BOOM! #YYJ Council votes to take 1st steps towards #fossilfuel #divestment! Props to @DivestVictoria, @Ben_Isitt + @JeremyLoveday #climate
— Torrance Coste (@TorranceCoste) July 24, 2015
Radical cheerleaders and @frankejames raising their voices for #divestment. #bcpoli #yyj @DivestVictoria pic.twitter.com/90eocrWKOx
— Laurel Collins (@laurel_yyj) July 24, 2015
@PaigeWestNYC We are meeting with members of the Board of Trustees next week! Tell them why you support #divestment: https://t.co/htI1WDAPWU
— Columbia Divest 4 CJ (@CDforCJ) July 24, 2015
July 23
‘Spring of escalation’
I just rewatched the "spring of escalation" video for #youth fossil fuel #divestment. Holy shit, it's powerful https://t.co/v5q42mthcD
— Chloe Maxmin (@chloemaxmin) July 23, 2015
Let’s set things straight: arguments against fossil fuel divestment often miss these 3 key points http://t.co/Ix2qwimZgi #divestment
— Olivier Beys (@olivierbeys) July 23, 2015
Danni Paffard from @350 talking about fossil fuel #divestment at our #summergathering! pic.twitter.com/Kbtu4GA5n5
— WomensEnvironNetwork (@WEN_UK) July 23, 2015
@guardian Just wanted to say thank you for pushing the fossil fuel #divestment movement forward. Thanks you for fighting the good fight.
— Charles (@CharlesMSmart) July 23, 2015
July 22
‘Unions ask’
Citing Fiduciary Risk…..Unions Ask State Pension Board to Divest from Fossil Fuels: http://t.co/VJClZbZ8Q1
— Ellen Dorsey (@EllenD35) July 22, 2015
Pension board is urged to fight #climatechange http://t.co/Zakazg98eK via @BostonGlobe #divestment
— Market Forces (@market_forces) July 22, 2015
Fossil Fuel–Free Funds Come To Canada http://t.co/2AmQ6rnDlz via @cleantechnica #impinv #divestment
— CommunityPowerCoops (@FCPCoops) July 22, 2015
Tell #commbank not to support #coal #investment #divestment #renewableenergy https://t.co/qB8In84Hmh via @communityrun
— Ange (@Earth_Girl114) July 22, 2015
ICYMI: Edinburgh Uni begin process of #divestment. Well done again to @EdUniPandP! https://t.co/q1hB1oFIHP
— FoEScot (@FoEScot) July 22, 2015
"The moral, institutional, financial, and technical case for #divestment is clear." http://t.co/susHzShiWO
— Nutkins roasting… (@NutkinNB) July 22, 2015
July 21
‘Fossil fuel Divestment Act: NY could be the 1st’
Last night I talked #divestment on @CapitalTonight w/@CTLizB. NY could be 1st state to take this important step. http://t.co/cNAJK9ytSU
— Senator Liz Krueger (@LizKrueger) July 21, 2015
Toni of @MothersOutFront explains how important #divestment is for the climate crisis to 5 member retirement board pic.twitter.com/PBWabZjp74
— FossilFreeSomerville (@SomerFossilFree) July 21, 2015
There’s one massive benefit to fighting climate change nobody is talking about http://t.co/Cs6zrQmFgQ via @Salon @divestinvest @ellend35
— Jenna Nicholas (@JennaNicholas) July 21, 2015
Preparing to deliver letter to PRIM about fossil fuel investments with @SEIU509 and @MassNurses #divestment pic.twitter.com/DSbK3RRL96
— 350Mass (@350Mass) July 21, 2015
Significant shift to low carbon: France’s FRR tenders for huge €3bn ESG/low carbon equity mandates #ESG #lowcarbon #fossilfuel @finance
— The PRI (@PRI_News) July 21, 2015
Unis and fossil fuel divestment: Leading the biggest debate of our time? – Invest in unis: http://t.co/7QGm4sxOnS #divestment
— David Barton (@elmobarton) July 21, 2015
$500m Fossil Fuel free banking first in Oz #ESG #fossilfuels #divestment http://t.co/ZHsKQvYcCu
— Corin Millais (@corinmillais) July 20, 2015
July 20
‘Foundations must move’
Foundations taking down wall btwn endowments + grant-making: "complexity should not excuse inaction" #climateaction http://t.co/q1pF93iiPu
— Divest Invest (@divestinvestorg) July 20, 2015
This campaign is so crucial — please join me and sign on: https://t.co/eN1tM6rJNO via @350
— Andrea Marandino (@AndreaMarandino) July 20, 2015
NGOs call on #GCF to prevent accreditation of carbon-financiers http://t.co/8BWUEPyNrn via @both_ends @keesrade #divestment
— Danielle Hirsch (@Danielle_H_BE) July 20, 2015
.@techreview on #divestment debate: "integrity of institute is at stake" ~Prof Sterman @MIT_alumni @MITSloanAlumni pic.twitter.com/fHujwXJIdD
— MIT Divestment Fund (@mitdivestment) July 20, 2015
2 great pieces on #yyj's fossil fuel #divestment movement: http://t.co/U9bv3N06tk & http://t.co/B5LojmzKg5 Thx @CTVNewsScott & @kendraewong
— Divest Victoria (@DivestVictoria) July 20, 2015
Victoria is at the cutting edge of the growing fossil fuel #divestment movement in Canada: http://t.co/s2tr6vptfz
— Fossil Free (@GoFossilFree) July 20, 2015
July 17
‘Great students behind’
@GoFossilFree Appreciate your sharing our message! We have great trustees, faculty, staff, students behind our #divestment
— Raymond Crossman (@raycrossman) July 17, 2015
Fossil Free USA – Adler University divests from fossil fuels – http://t.co/3HCtIxZ73x #divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) July 17, 2015
Exclusive interview with @EmmaJackson57, organizer of a major student-led #divestment campaign http://t.co/K9lXZRDBNd @courtneyy1212
— Voices of Youth (@voicesofyouth) July 17, 2015
Congratulations to the Ashden Trust for its leadership on Divest-Invest! Two sides of the same coin #Divest http://t.co/0MCWd5LFWK
— Ellen Dorsey (@EllenD35) July 17, 2015
We're hosting a #carbon #divestment conference in #Paris on 01/09, with @350 & @GreensEP – http://t.co/9ss2ffoODG pic.twitter.com/hxJCTkx4pW
— European Greens (@europeangreens) July 17, 2015
See why this #divestment is such big news from the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world: http://t.co/qMvF46UIDV pic.twitter.com/ROhM0Zu7Cr
— australianethical (@austethical) July 17, 2015
We Don't Need Your Dirty Business: Santa Cruz Washes Its Hands of Felon Banks http://t.co/lQwXwDwq8u #divestment #OccupyWasRight
— Jose A. Villalobos (@JoseAVillalobos) July 16, 2015
July 16
‘The enemy’
Fossil fuels are the ‘enemy’, @OECD chief @A_Gurria tells Addis finance meeting http://t.co/s1ORFatnzQ #FFD3 pic.twitter.com/VZULeP1UvL
— New Climate Economy (@NewClimateEcon) July 16, 2015
Health professionals can make a difference #medact #divestment #keepitintheground pic.twitter.com/DnUoCdgDop
— Medact Manchester (@MancMedact) July 16, 2015
Global #coal index loses 71% of its value in just five years. #climate #divestment #keepitintheground pic.twitter.com/PQeOQUv24n
— PT. BIGroup Mining (@BerlandGroup) July 16, 2015
Stoked to see the @CityOfVictoria will be considering #divestment! Props to @DivestVictoria for your work in this! http://t.co/v8UKbtPYoi
— Torrance Coste (@TorranceCoste) July 16, 2015
Five lessons from the fossil fuel #divestment movement #keepitintheground http://t.co/rVg67Bl5Pp from @FossilFree_UK pic.twitter.com/4ewW6CzPbW
— Fossil Free (@GoFossilFree) July 16, 2015
.@ethexuk is the flip side of #divestment – enabling ethical invetment, in #renewables for example, with the dievsted money #EnergisingOxon
— Ruthi Brandt (@RuthiBrandt) July 16, 2015
#FossilFreeCanada is a national campus-based fossil fuel divestment movement connects nearly 30 student #divestment campaigns across #Canada
— janice lynn cowley (@moxyladies) July 16, 2015
July 15
‘The strength of it’
My newest blog: The strength of fossil fuel #divestment: let’s set things straight https://t.co/o7qM6bS1sg #cliamate #activism
— Andrea Marandino (@AndreaMarandino) July 15, 2015
@churchofengland announces new '#ecotheology' in #divestment from #fossilfuel extraction http://t.co/QuwrC7pB30 via @edie #carbonbubble
— Anthony Hobley (@arhobley) July 15, 2015
#keepitintheground : in #Germany climate camp to take place in August to raise pressure on #divestment from #coal http://t.co/bzwfJepe1g
— Claire Stam (@stam_claire) July 15, 2015
@Suss_quatch going over the finance of #divestment at #DivestUK. Find out more here: http://t.co/sz90gyghvR pic.twitter.com/eg4dJJzRJO
— Fossil Free UK (@FossilFree_UK) July 15, 2015
July 14
‘Just the beginning’
Coal #Divestment Is Just the Beginning – Let's Not Forget About Oil & Gas http://t.co/iCAkaWcJOS pic.twitter.com/iPmc41dMV3
— FoEScot (@FoEScot) July 14, 2015
#Divestment – Our leaders should invest money in #renewables and local #jobs! Join our conference http://t.co/oxjHRobDIp #COP21 #climate
— stopclimatechange (@greens_climate) July 14, 2015
Got 3 minutes? Check out this cool vid about Carbon Tracker's key findings http://t.co/ojVI812oWd @CarbonBubble @BEEenvcom #divestment
— ICLEI (@ICLEI) July 14, 2015
Arguments and counterarguments of #divestment: http://t.co/puLuUONYDo @PRI_News @AODProject pic.twitter.com/bywqqWJnEY
— @CurrentlyUnderD (@CurrentlyUnderD) July 14, 2015
Great article on #divestment in @CriticTeArohi check it out! pic.twitter.com/TMOm31hbzy
— Bec McMaster (@bec_mcmaster) July 14, 2015
Updating our website (slowly)! New page on studies that show #divestment is good for endowments: https://t.co/DGlyay9BSq @GoFossilFree
— Columbia Divest 4 CJ (@CDforCJ) July 14, 2015
July 13
‘Save the date’
Save the date! @europeangreens 's International Conference on Carbon #Divestment on Sep 1 #keepitintheground #COP21 http://t.co/0PcCxh0eTt
— Manon Dufour (@ManonDf) July 13, 2015
Nobel economist Joseph Stigliz "The age of #carbon is over. I fully bk the #divestment movmt" http://t.co/fFjkoCWcOS …@DavidSuzukiFDN
— Faisal Moola (@faisal_moola) July 13, 2015
#Fossilfuels are dead, the rest is detail http://t.co/quaypZmpZs #Energy markets are becoming #tech business via #renewables – crucial
— Carbon Tracker (@CarbonBubble) July 13, 2015
#Axa-CEO de Castries on #coal and #divestment in FAZ interview: "You wouldn't buy poison simply because it was cheap, would you?"
— Carel Mohn (@CarelMohn25) July 13, 2015
"The end of coal is no longer an activist pipe dream. It's a reality that's gaining growing acceptance…" #divestment http://t.co/KF8maX21jH
— Peace Economy (@PeaceEcon) July 13, 2015
Let's go #Norway! Their 900 billion sovereign wealth fund will divest from their coal investments! #divestment #green # coal
— Ellie Babcock (@BabsTheBabcock) July 13, 2015
July 9
‘Scientists should tell’
Scientists should tell investors about climate, carbon and #divestment http://t.co/DyyAqfSbXf
— Kari V (@KariVelv) July 9, 2015
3 US #Presidential Candidates Say 'No' To #fossilfuels Funding http://t.co/vHAtGJIdjn pic.twitter.com/GeNXzv3SUb
— Acre (@acre) July 9, 2015
Sonen’s investment approach to #divestment & what they’re reading. #impinv – http://t.co/SJllIlQK56
— Cathy Clark, #impinv (@cathyhc) July 9, 2015
Unanimous vote in #SLO (San Louis Obispo) approving #divestment from #fossilfuels http://t.co/bcnXZLzyF0 – Up next #fossilfree California
— Sonen Capital (@sonencapital) July 9, 2015
'Indefensible': Petition calls for Manchester Uni to end £40m fossil fuel investment – http://t.co/Pukgry91rI #divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) July 9, 2015
Les énergies fossiles, on les aime ? On les subventionne ! > https://t.co/Rtpuz8ljLo #datagueule #ddj #dataviz #divestment
— Julien Goetz (@juliengoetz) July 9, 2015
July 8
‘A moral obligation’
Rev. Dr. Paula Gravelle of @NYSCofChurches supports the Fossil Fuel #Divestment Act. "A moral obligation…" https://t.co/ObH7giRHWj
— Senator Liz Krueger (@LizKrueger) July 8, 2015
#Episcopal Chruch #divests $380M from fossil fuels to care for God's creation http://t.co/YpGRTa20wS #Divestment pic.twitter.com/o5ChDwiHg0
— Blessed Tomorrow (@BlessedTomorrow) July 8, 2015
Robert Redford says the time for action is now. RT if you’re ready to #ActOnClimate for future generations. pic.twitter.com/qMr7wx0yIz
— Climate Reality (@ClimateReality) July 8, 2015
After losing 75% of value, Coal stocks are down and likely never coming back https://t.co/xdrNP0yMei via @sltrib #divestment
— Ellen Dorsey (@EllenD35) July 8, 2015
Huge congrats to @FossilFreeUoW University divests after 2-year campaign http://t.co/BBsnYBxOsI #divest pic.twitter.com/KTXj3kgDgL
— Melanie Mattauch (@MelMattauch) July 8, 2015
#Divestment, el movimiento que triunfa para no usar #combustibles fósiles http://t.co/dsFVCqW88i
— Strategikas G+B (@Strategikas) July 8, 2015
Did the Catholic Church Endorse Fossil-Fuel Divestment? – http://t.co/yqpgnYpGPZ #divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) July 8, 2015
The low carbon #economy is emerging. Read the report http://t.co/hJvdozMT5g #NCE2015
— UN Global Compact (@globalcompact) July 7, 2015
July 7
‘#DivestItaly’
@andytuit @wganapini @Mau_Gubbiotti @350Europe @FossilFreeSWE: we're building the campaign #divestItaly! For info drop me an email! 🙂
— Veronica Caciagli (@VeronicaClima) July 7, 2015
NY Sen @LizKrueger is sponsoring the #FossilFuelDivestment Act; our pension fund would divest by 2020! @GoFossilFree pic.twitter.com/MTpJR4Qy8X
— Columbia Divest 4 CJ (@CDforCJ) July 7, 2015
New research by @CarbonBubble shows that the #carbonbubble extends to natural gas infrastructure. #divest http://t.co/P1IirT4RZL
— Divest McGill (@DivestMcGill) July 7, 2015
Oil & gas drilling stocks down 40% since spring, coming to multi year support w/ crude oil off 10% in 2 days. $OIH #divestment
— Chris Parker (@nycwildlife) July 7, 2015
How to #divest your #pension fund: steps to take and arguments to face http://t.co/6wiOKiRyes #divestment pic.twitter.com/AU5sOp88DI
— Greenhouse Team (@Greenhouse_PR) July 7, 2015
New #carbonbubble study identifies limit to amount of #gas needed in 2˚C world #surplusgas http://t.co/9POpP6v7lA #oilandgas #energy #divest
— Anthony Hobley (@arhobley) July 7, 2015
July 1
‘Crowdfunding for divestment’
Support us in educating on #health #divestment in Europe @GoFossilFree @FossilFree_UK @ClimateHC @Climate4Health http://t.co/NLNWDa06co
— Healthy Planet UK (@HealthyPlanetUK) July 1, 2015
I'm supporting @HealthyPlanetUK to build the #health #divestment movement http://t.co/PwhASGPsfn @crowdfunderuk
— Simon Howlett (@UncleSi) July 1, 2015
Church of England divests from Soco oil firm over Virunga operations – http://t.co/4vYu9dDQun #divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) July 1, 2015
The int'l #fossilfuel #divestment campaign's got BIG momentum – help MA lead the way!! @350Mass @350 @hashtagclimate http://t.co/OaN44Gu4u8
— Elliott (@Enviro_Homies) July 1, 2015
The int'l #fossilfuel #divestment campaign's got BIG momentum – help MA lead the way!! @350Mass @350 @hashtagclimate http://t.co/K0TlvmbavC
— Shannon Alida (@shanalidac) July 1, 2015
@PaulCookTF You'll be interested in this: CoI @downanddromore motion on #divestment http://t.co/3YLUdoAXl7 . See #DDsynod15 for more.
— Stephen Trew (@stephentrew) July 1, 2015
Peabody to SEC: Concerns about the impacts of coal, including…#divestment…could significantly affect demand for our products or securities
— Duncan Noble (@carbonexplorer) July 1, 2015
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