The most recent news on the #fossilfuel #divestment movement from all over the world (that means: from Twitter).
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May 27
‘Edinburgh University steps back’
BREAKING: @EdinburghUni concedes to campaigners: #divestment from coal and tar sands now likely within 6 months http://t.co/HZAjYAVMrN
— 350 dot org (@350) May 26, 2015
Protest works! Edinburgh Uni to divest from 3 fossil fuel companies after student sit-in. #fossilfree #divestment http://t.co/4lxV6zbu6W
— Birmingham FOE (@Bham_FOE) May 27, 2015
Financial Business Leaders call on #G7 to make Paris bring about a binding target. This helps #divestment strategies. http://t.co/5piJToTWR5
— Georg P Kössler (@GYGeorg) May 27, 2015
We really enjoyed this afternoon's Q&A on personal #divestment with @guardianeco and @moveyourmoneyUK >> http://t.co/IqowXiMaU3
— ShareAction (@ShareActionUK) May 27, 2015
US Oil Companies Chevron, Exxon Mobil Face Shareholder Pressure On #Climate Change Issues http://t.co/NMshLb3KYw via @mariagallucci
— INCR (@INCRnews) May 27, 2015
Stories of personal #divestment from across the globe – inspiring via @Guardian #keepitintheground. http://t.co/6vRiNwAmUn
— Ethex (@ethexuk) May 27, 2015
#divestment https://t.co/7eNj3Kwls2
— Psychically NUMB (@samjrai) May 27, 2015
Harvard Heat Week faculty forum videos – https://t.co/td9eBGHWSd #divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) May 27, 2015
May 26
‘Alumni uprising’
300 Edinburgh University Alumni sign open letter on fossil fuel #divestment https://t.co/GPlSBAvzF0
— Just World Institute (@EthicsEdinburgh) May 26, 2015
Oxford graduates ‘give back’ degrees in protest over fossil fuels investment http://t.co/zMlFafX37d
— Ethex (@ethexuk) May 26, 2015
#Dalhousie Alumni for Fossil Fuel #Divestment! #DivestNow https://t.co/vfNJjpZUb1
— joanna b (@JayBrench) May 26, 2015
"It doesn’t make me a hypocrite if I choose not to *profit* from fossil fuels" My blog on #divestment http://t.co/gw08HhNEO1
— Iain H Woodhouse (@fortiain) May 26, 2015
Move your money where your mind is! Align your values with your investments #financeresponsable #divestment https://t.co/2HQ1MDpunQ
— Max Polwin (@MaxPolwin) May 26, 2015
New study states 32 energy companies account for a third of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions via @thomsonreuters http://t.co/qkw9aIaR2e
— Ethical Screening (@Ethical_Screen) May 26, 2015
We are at the last minute to choose the path of an orderly transition and scale back from #fossilfuels @ClimateGroup http://t.co/4NqzdrVYuq
— Carbon Tracker (@CarbonBubble) May 26, 2015
May 25
.@AXA announces EUR 500 mill #divestment of coal & tripling Green Investments #climatefinanceday http://t.co/ucxBC9N8PN
— RIAANews (@RIAANews) May 24, 2015
Investors embrace #divestment as fossil fuel assets considered a growing financial risk http://t.co/HezdteoRDi
— First Affirmative (@first_affirm) May 25, 2015
Academics & #climate activists attack #Edinburgh University's stance on fossil fuel #divestment #keepitintheground http://t.co/KrmeYiRRLd
— Huw Peach (@HuwpHuw) May 25, 2015
my exclusive report from #Oxford degree return ceremony is popular on tumblr http://t.co/UNYyjjbSgj #fossilfuel #divestment @OxUniFossilFree
— Michael Gross (@michaelgrr) May 25, 2015
Urge #fossilfuel #divestment by #Norway Gov't Pension Fund http://t.co/2Wdq1IXNAA
— Kemo (Nijaz) Deleut (@nijazdeleut) May 25, 2015
Huge pension funds divesting carbon-intensive holdings because of climate change related risks. http://t.co/aJ1cqLgVbs #climate #divestment
— Climate Legal Risk (@GHGlegalrisk) May 25, 2015
May 15
Pope Francis endorsed Catholic Climate Petition! https://t.co/Vpjck08RTY via @sharethis
— Fossil Free Indexes (@FossilFreeIndxs) May 15, 2015
Nobel Prize winning economist to spend the night with #Edinburgh #divestment occupation http://t.co/KqhU46vFMK
— FoEScot (@FoEScot) May 15, 2015
The first high school divests from fossil fuels!! http://t.co/M8YHkUZ9V0
— Chloe Maxmin (@chloemaxmin) May 15, 2015
TODAY Canadian #Unitarian Council votes on a Fossil Fuel #Divestment motion! http://t.co/RDW8fmvsQu #CUCAGM pic.twitter.com/1ho5tD8RUy
— Fossil Free Faith (@FossilFreeFaith) May 15, 2015
Church Of England Divests From Coal And Tar Sands, Citing ‘Moral Responsibility’ #divestment via @bertguevara http://t.co/LHPQRSymNV
— IES FRANCE (@IESFRANCE) May 15, 2015
A rash of #divestment stories this week. Oxford alumni upping the ante by threatening to hand back their degrees: http://t.co/Pa17Mf8PW7
— Megan Darby (@climatemegan) May 15, 2015
One magical politician won't stop climate change. #Divestment Rebecca Solnit http://t.co/sOETAXZ6Kb WHO IS GOING TO ACT on Divestment?
— Michael McColly (@MichaelMcColly) May 15, 2015
Here's how high school students are joining the #fossilfuel #divestment movement: http://t.co/2d6DGixj9H
— Zahra Hirji (@Zhirji28) May 15, 2015
Student #divestment groups get response from college presidents http://t.co/G7fPNKsdwQ
— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) May 15, 2015
May 14
1st vote happening on @UW #divestment from #coal! This is the result of a 3 year, unrelenting campaign of @DivestUW pic.twitter.com/8gw4NqAjzr
— Jess Spear (@jdubspear) May 14, 2015
Students Occupy Edinburgh University Building in Fossil Fuels Protest http://t.co/1uyVFoMi5z #divestment
— Zahra Hirji (@Zhirji28) May 14, 2015
#Fossilfuel #Divestment or #Engagement that is the question…. https://t.co/vh61Y7K8jI
— Anthony Hobley (@arhobley) May 14, 2015
I divested from @CommBank and opened accounts with @bendigobank. No more investment in #fossilfuels #dumpyourbank #divestment @350Australia
— Fam (@FamCharko) May 14, 2015
A start: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine divests from coal companies http://t.co/GTWq02Npww #divestment
— Natalie Bennett (@natalieben) May 14, 2015
Passionate about #divestment? Check this out! All savers should be able to go #fossilfree >> http://t.co/mvkxT29Tf9 #IWantToBreakFossilFree
— ShareAction (@ShareActionUK) May 14, 2015
Good morning from the @EdUniPandP occupation! We demand commitment to #divestment from coal and tar sands @FossilFree_UK @peopleandplanet
— Eleanor Dow (@ele_dow) May 14, 2015
May 12
#fossilfuel #divestment @EdinburghUni says no, will engage with coal, tar sands cos. Good luck with that! http://t.co/A99oP5DjUH
— Damian Carrington (@dpcarrington) May 12, 2015
University of Edinburgh fails #divestment examination. Our full reaction: http://t.co/0gVUd6GBbG #climate
— FoEScot (@FoEScot) May 12, 2015
Disappointed that @EdinburghUni, my alma mater, fails to take stand against fossil fuels. http://t.co/J1yo47fptm #divestment
— greendaniel (@danielmittler) May 12, 2015
The #divestment commitments keep coming! @HCWithoutHarm & @pracgreenhealth are the latest #health orgs to divest http://t.co/t2kqqEk8LV
— TckTckTck (@tcktcktck) May 12, 2015
Climate campaigners losing faith in value of engaging with fossil fuel firms: #divestment now! #keepitintheground http://t.co/NqDxnej3eF
— Sandro Benz (@sandro_benz) May 12, 2015
@Agent350 Shareholder engagement makes no sense when the ask is fundamentally opposed to company bottom line. #divestment is the way.
— Edie Irons (@edieirons) May 12, 2015
Exciting news! Yesterday Ox County Unison Retired Members have – overwhelmingly – passed a motion in support of #divestment. More deets soon
— Fossil Free Oxon (@FossilFreeOx) May 12, 2015
May 8
.@EdinburghUni fossil fuel #divestment decision imminent http://t.co/PrVAgQjCBU #divest
— Melanie Mattauch (@MelMattauch) May 8, 2015
Sustainable investment conference takes on fossil-fuel #divestment: http://t.co/6FKd34ydul via @bymarkjaffe #divestinvestforum
— Georges Dyer (@georgesdyer) May 8, 2015
Don't miss latest episode of @guardian #divestment campaign podcast. Behind the scenes look at campaign impact. http://t.co/ibYyf023oL
— Denise Young 楊 玲 玲 (@ylld) May 8, 2015
Financial Professionals Offering Fossil-Fuel-Free Portfolios Doubled From 2013 to 2015 http://t.co/2smMuqmaxg #ESG #divestment @andytuit
— davide dal maso (@davidedalmaso) May 8, 2015
ICYMI great divest op-ed piece MT "@divestandinvest: @umich professor Ricky Rood supports #divestment http://t.co/yMr7cmYWgp"
— Fossil Free Indexes (@FossilFreeIndxs) May 8, 2015
Demand for black gold yet to melt under the pressure from divesters http://t.co/gnkCWtsjlk #impinv #fossilfuels #divestment
— Impact Investor (@returnonimpact) May 8, 2015
May 7
@EllenD35 "We have a fiduciary responsibility to divest" #risk #divestment #fossilfuels #strandedassets
— PRINCIPIUM (@PRINCIPIUM_imp) May 7, 2015
No. of US investment professionals offering #fossilfree portfolios to investors nearly doubled between 2013 & 2015 http://t.co/lCYUR7ws4X
— First Affirmative (@first_affirm) May 7, 2015
Driven by @The_NHM, museums of science and natural history join #fossilfuel #divestment call to action http://t.co/P6m6bLhko9
— Divest Invest (@divestinvestorg) May 7, 2015
How a grassroots movement is pushing investors to skip #fossilfuels http://t.co/lwZqTStnfJ via @PDXBizJournal #divestment
— Anita Woodruff (@anitaw1610) May 7, 2015
200,000 is a lot of people supporting @guardian's divestment campaign http://t.co/7QcSJvOjaC
— Chloe Maxmin (@chloemaxmin) May 7, 2015
Should ordinary investors get involved with the #divestment movement? Asks @Tanya_Jefferies http://t.co/0DPhXwPsyN
— Trillion Fund (@TrillionFund) May 7, 2015
May 6
Global carbon dioxide levels break 400ppm milestone #keepitintheground #fossilfuel #divestment #climatechange http://t.co/4kveRoWOPl
— Vincent Mermoz (@vincentmermoz) May 6, 2015
To me, this quote summarizes the value of building a movement around things like #divestment https://t.co/MEzaR70Bxi
— Maxwell Sykes (@maxwellsykes) May 6, 2015
Nature: Fossil-fuel #divestment campaign hits resistance http://t.co/HpyJrQhGJX via @jefftollef
— Matt Dempsey (@MDempseyDC) May 6, 2015
Hilarious video on #fossilfuelsintheground #divestment at @McGillU from @DivestMcGill https://t.co/b4XdfUskj3
— Shona Watt (@tinyhomestead) May 6, 2015
U.S. shale oil and gas: Going over the hedge? | Carbon Tracker Initiative – http://t.co/UDU0DhsP0I #divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) May 6, 2015
May 5
Brenda Plant of @EthiquetteRI talks fossil fuel #divestment & why breaking up is hard to do http://t.co/Mrxof2q0U0 #SocFin
— SocialFinance.ca (@socialfinance) May 5, 2015
MUN faculty support #divestment, president defends big oil (& invests in smokes?!) http://t.co/ED0CAX6ZrC #cdnpoli #nlpoli #climate #cdnpse
— Hans Rollmann (@hansnf) May 5, 2015
#Divestment is a #solidarity movement – #IdleNoMore #DivestTarSands #DivestFossilFuels #DivestNow https://t.co/ftKXBVI1Fx
— UK Tar Sands Network (@NoTarSands) May 5, 2015
Go @guardian @guardianeco #divestment from fossil fuels #keepitintheground
— ErolCavus (@erolcavus) May 5, 2015
#FossilFuel #divestment gathers momentum, via @FTfm, featuring TW's Jane Goodland. http://t.co/2bGBJ4H4xH
— TW Investment (@AssetOwners) May 5, 2015
May 4
Noam Chomsky on #divestment: "The counterarguments seem to be essentially irrelevant, not wrong but irrelevant." https://t.co/B6q1flkZnj
— Julia Kanerva (@Julia_Kanerva) May 4, 2015
#climatechange deniers may claim the narrative changed in recent years, but they are 'blowing smoke' #EcoMonday pic.twitter.com/jEx3Lwwgdh
— John Friedman (@JohnFriedman) May 4, 2015
Right now: Norwegian parliament committee discussing pension fund #divestment. Support a clean future: http://t.co/1NWJrxnXFx #DivestNorway
— Divest VU (@DivestVU) May 4, 2015
Church of England announces £12 million #divestment from thermal #coal & #tarsands. Impact could be huge >> http://t.co/Igy82lsm60
— slow ottawa (@slowottawa) May 4, 2015
Carbon tracker measures oil and coal risk for investors http://t.co/aiYsPy6EpG #fossilfuels #investment #divestment #risk #tech #carbon
— JustEnergySolutions (@JustEnergySol) May 4, 2015
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