The most recent news on the #fossilfuel #divestment movement from all over the world (that means: from Twitter).
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Oct 30
‘Fossilfree Index’
Fossil Fuel #divestment has heated up Canada's financial world. The Toronto stock exchange made a #fossilfree index! https://t.co/iDgceIh3NY
— 350 Canada (@350Canada) October 30, 2015
#UofT #divestment march 2015! The governing council is making their decision by the end of this year… https://t.co/pxWBR7Gy30
— Fatin Tawfig (@FATINTAWFIG) October 30, 2015
Might be the nerdiest, most inspiring direct action I've seen: MIT scientists & students sit in for #divestment: https://t.co/ToEmWuL9rc
— Phil Aroneanu (@philaroneanu) October 30, 2015
#Chicago #Catholic organizations: learn about #divestment, clean energy investment & Earth care @univofdayton 11/5-7 https://t.co/U9fRwp9Ljv
— Faith in Place (@faithinplace) October 30, 2015
U of Toronto supporting @FossilFreeMIT sit in calling for #divestment from fossil fuels https://t.co/WHQgLbNEOl
— Chris Nidel (@toxicavenger) October 30, 2015
Oct 29
‘No Divestment, No Donations!’
More and more alumni will withhold donations from alma mater until they see fossil fuel #divestment https://t.co/QOzwkKmqTV
— Chloe Maxmin (@chloemaxmin) October 29, 2015
Williams College alum returns honorary degree in support of #divestment – https://t.co/T1YmTkyWJJ
— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) October 29, 2015
.@umontana censors Instagram post on #divestment, removes mention of 80% of student body voting to divest: https://t.co/vuTHg7yRSt
— Reinvest_Montana (@reinvestMT) October 29, 2015
Presidential candidate @MartinOMalley states support for fossil fuel #divestment https://t.co/EBfb11gnBc Bernie and Hillary? #climatechange
— DivestOurPensionsNow (@massdivest) October 29, 2015
Ignored residents call out the Future Fund for risky fossil fuel investments https://t.co/yIiNcLQRnh #divest #divestment #actonclimate
— Matthew Rimmer (@DrRimmer) October 29, 2015
Don't miss the Hackney Divestment Debate this Sunday @arcolatheatre 4pm! #hackney #fossilfree #divestment https://t.co/aqn9YhsXZK
— Divest Hackney (@divesthackney) October 29, 2015
Investing in response to #climatechange – from #divestment to #engagement? #ESG Watch our new video to learn more: https://t.co/Zvtc1unSAo
— RobecoSAM (@RobecoSAM) October 29, 2015
EINLADUNG morgen 17.30: Diskussion zur Grünen Studie über fossiles #divestment in Österreich https://t.co/aad7RPwAzZ pic.twitter.com/4II3sf4foa
— Christiane Brunner (@OekoBrunner) October 29, 2015
210+ University of Toronto Professors Call for Divestment from the Fossil Fuel Industry, Students March on Campus #divestment
— Fossil Free Canada (@FossilFreeCAN) October 29, 2015
Oct 28
‘Divestment avalanche’
#Divestment avalanche @350Australia https://t.co/Dz00Ibx5f9 https://t.co/nG8S9cN3Ib https://t.co/Dz00Ibx5f9
— Matthew Rimmer (@DrRimmer) October 28, 2015
Congratulations to NTEU who are the 1st Australian union to announce #divestment from #fossilfuels #auspol #climate https://t.co/8xnFOpqPoz
— Mike Wayville (@MikeWayville) October 28, 2015
#Shell Carmon Creek #tarsands project becomes a #strandedasset with $1.5bn write off https://t.co/AprzSiJaJi #divestment #carbonbubble
— Colin Baines (@ColinBaines1) October 27, 2015
Australian Academy of Science divests from #fossilfuels https://t.co/RVN7cmoTos @Science_Academy #divestment pic.twitter.com/HLWKCDWSDG
— Carbon Market Inst. (@CarbonMarketIns) October 28, 2015
Together, we can make sure @McGillU does the right thing on #climate. Sign on to McGill alumni for #divestment: https://t.co/IeeIegSSKp
— Sam Quigley (@SRQuigley) October 28, 2015
Fossil fuel companies risk plague of 'asbestos' lawsuits as tide turns on climate change https://t.co/du1BqhHpod via @Telegraph
— Ethical Screening (@Ethical_Screen) October 28, 2015
RT TonytheSwede Dumping #fossilfuels are good #business! #Divest #divestment #ActOnClimate https://t.co/QMSteuV36O
— Alan Taylor (@7starptc) October 28, 2015
I am excited to announce that I have divested my 401K funds! Go divestment movement! #speakupforclimate #divestment
— Swetha Kannan (@swethkan) October 28, 2015
Oct 27
‘Fossil fuels bite the dust’
Fossil fuels bite the dust as demand nosedives https://t.co/wGLMpcFnNC
— REC (@endowmentethics) October 27, 2015
"Pension Funds Considering Fossil Fuel Divestment, Socially Responsible Investments Get Boost From Labor Department" https://t.co/7rhw3VEv1J
— Naomi Klein (@NaomiAKlein) October 27, 2015
Argument of “fiduciary duty” against #divestment bites the dust: https://t.co/Pb7v5LS1zo
— Lindsay Meiman (@lindsaymeim14) October 27, 2015
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, is exploring a fossil-free product for launch in early 2016 #climaterisk15
— Jess Shankleman (@Jess_Shankleman) October 27, 2015
via @CSRwire Making Fossil Free Investing Work For Canadians https://t.co/0P0TLJbs8e
— Ethical Performance (@ethicalp) October 27, 2015
Prince Charles: holding #fossilfuel assets may "conflict" with charities' missions https://t.co/S7RbLbgPYU @wellcometrust @gatesfoundation
— Damian Carrington (@dpcarrington) October 27, 2015
If you want to meet 2 degrees, companies have got to face the reality of unburnable reserves says @AdairTurnerUK #climaterisk15
— Eleanor Besley (@EleanorBesley) October 27, 2015
#Divestment: "We are able to show it can be done w/o causing harm to the overall performance of your investment(s)." https://t.co/qvCCmeXNC6
— Aric Caplan (@CaplanComms) October 27, 2015
@chloemaxmin Thanks for your important work on #divestment and #keepitintheground! Want to connect in Paris? @ekainabenyo #YouthOnClimate
— Global Greengrants (@GreengrantsFund) October 27, 2015
Oct 26
‘The great sell off’
Is #divestment going mainstream? It's not a not, put it that way. My piece for @Energydesk https://t.co/Ojreng4h96
— Rebecca O'Connor (@rebeccaoco) October 26, 2015
Great to see @RockBrosFund going strong post fossil fuel #divestment: https://t.co/tEPzHEs3CD #impinv
— Matthew Guidarelli (@Matt_Guidarelli) October 26, 2015
Here how #divestment is snowballing in the UK! https://t.co/z2CQNAyqQM
— Emma Biermann (@EBierfrau) October 26, 2015
Seeking a new PhD student to work on #fossil #fuel #subsidies and #carbon #divestment @ResearchUGent
— Thijs Van de Graaf (@thijsvandegraaf) October 26, 2015
GOOD NEWS for #divestment: US Dept of Labor announces new guidance for pension fund invstment https://t.co/kRdcFFewIb #mapoli @MASSTreasury
— DivestOurPensionsNow (@massdivest) October 26, 2015
Congrats to @UniOfSurrey #divestment from #fossilfuels. Read more here https://t.co/9mnQJ16IFK
— South East Greens (@SEGreenParty) October 26, 2015
#APRA: funds are fine to make exclusions on ethical grounds if still meeting member objectives https://t.co/HScCuAWkZ5 #ESG #Divestment
— RIAANews (@RIAANews) October 26, 2015
'Kayakctivists' take their #divestment cause to water off #BillGates home https://t.co/g7xjfAoR6A #shellno #divest #fossilfuels
— stapf (@stapf) October 25, 2015
Investors finally focusing on risk of #climatechange, #strandedassets, @EYnews says: https://t.co/Wrc7Y3fdMR
— Corporate Knights (@corporateknight) October 26, 2015
Oct 23
‘Investigation’
Investigation: Top universities take £134m from #fossil fuel giants despite #divestment drive https://t.co/Ei1SnAW12t via @energydesk
— Giuseppe Onufrio (@gonufrio) October 23, 2015
Unique opportunity for #Catholic communities to #ActonClimate @ #divestment & investment conference @univofdayton https://t.co/YGBGR3fkkv
— Faith in Place (@faithinplace) October 23, 2015
Its wrong to profit from wrecking the planet & I call on Sussex Uni to commit to Fossil Fuel #divestment. #COP21 https://t.co/NQufsiSF64
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) October 22, 2015
4 #divestment wins this month alone – get involved in the movement for a #fossilfree UK! https://t.co/9lEzJ6CY4u pic.twitter.com/mp5YRzv2GW
— Fossil Free UK (@FossilFree_UK) October 23, 2015
.@greenwichlabour passed our #divestment motion with nearly 100% support. Next stop @Royal_Greenwich @CllrDHyland It's time to #divest.
— Divest Greenwich (@DivestGreenwich) October 23, 2015
ICYMI, this is still among the best #divestment video I've seen. @DivestDal @mescottvrooman @FossilFreeCAN https://t.co/z8B92t6XEp
— Stephen Thomas (@StephenJWT) October 23, 2015
.@BillGates says fossil fuel #divestment is a 'false solution'. Perhaps, but false 'solution' may be good *strategy* https://t.co/DubXeSd6h3
— Jonathan Rowson (@Jonathan_Rowson) October 23, 2015
Oct 22
‘Scientists sit-in’
#DivestMIT: #ScientistsSitIn to Demand #FossilFuel #Divestment https://t.co/NZz6xtUpcT @FossilFree
— Common Dreams (@commondreams) October 22, 2015
@rebeccaroseromo and others lead sit-in @MIT presidents' office, call for #divestment from #fossilfuels https://t.co/kYuSMXEJQe
— Marla Marcum (@MarlaMarcum) October 22, 2015
ANOTHER #DIVESTMENT WIN! Cambridge joins @UniOfSurrey and the @EnvAgency going #fossilfree! Well done @FossilFreeCam pic.twitter.com/LIn1lLFjDp
— Fossil Free UK (@FossilFree_UK) October 22, 2015
People signing the Cambridgeshire #Divestment petition at the #DivestCambs #rally this evening! pic.twitter.com/MCziwOjC3H
— Fossil Free Cambs (@FossilFreeCam) October 22, 2015
Alternative to #divestment: @TrentUniversity invests in green companies https://t.co/TGKGwm1CgK #sustainable pic.twitter.com/fetvmmIKyz
— Solution Generation (@SolutionGen) October 22, 2015
Made the switch to 100% renewable energy with @MothersOutFront / @ChooseEthical #fossilfuel #divestment https://t.co/brwjzKNnCZ
— Helen Rosenthal (@HelenRosenthal) October 22, 2015
The Scandal of Harvard's Bad Arguments | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson – https://t.co/Akl8Dizbul #Divestment #DivestHarvard
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) October 22, 2015
Oct 21
‘Divestment empowers ordinary people’
#Divestment empowers ordinary citizens around the world to voice their opposition to an oppressive, unjust system -> https://t.co/HnH2f1MJzz
— 350 Africa (@350Africa) October 21, 2015
Tonight: @350Africa is launching their report on #divestment @SciBono center in #joburg https://t.co/NRPSLL1A5Y
— Greenpeace Africa (@Greenpeaceafric) October 21, 2015
Powerful #divestment letter from Steven Rockefeller: Why @Middlebury and others should #keepitintheground. See https://t.co/vwuhfi4HIQ
— Greg Dennis (@GreenGregDennis) October 21, 2015
.@drvandanshiva joins the fossil fuels #divestment movement, supporting University of #Manitoba campaign https://t.co/HZSIaCQqpi
— Chloe Maxmin (@chloemaxmin) October 21, 2015
"Easier to save the world if you can save your portfolio at the same time" @JeffRubin @RandomHouseCA #divestment pic.twitter.com/cuEbx1eiu7
— Janet Joy Wilson (@jsquaredink) October 21, 2015
#Germany ranks as G7 laggard in #divestment of fossil fuels! But G7 leaders are leaders in #fracking and nuclear. https://t.co/TZDhiJwppu
— Reimund Schwarze (@RSchwarze) October 21, 2015
@underthebutton Save the date October 28th to join us for a fossil fuel #divestment rally! https://t.co/gxYpjvFYf1
— Fossil Free Penn (@fossilfreepenn) October 21, 2015
Grantham Institute discussion explores the options for fossil fuel #divestment for Imperial College
— Gijs Diercks (@GijsDiercks) October 21, 2015
#Divestment and data: success is in the stigma not the share price https://t.co/yHENFA93SQ
— Conor M Kelly (@conormgkelly) October 21, 2015
Woohoo! @adalitamusic joins Amplify #divestment to keep her #finance free of #fossilfuels! https://t.co/vi6GYH4ABv
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 21, 2015
Today 5 MPs asked their pension fund to meet to talk #divestment & member engagement #GoodMoneyWeek #mymoneymatters pic.twitter.com/9xEb0o2Ew1
— ShareAction (@ShareActionUK) October 21, 2015
Oct 20
‘World Medical Association calls’
World Medical Association calls on members to consider fossil fuel #divestment. #goodmoneyweek #fossilfree https://t.co/YDdjN883PX
— James Smith (@drjnsmith) October 20, 2015
Hey @EastbourneBC, where's #divestment on the #LGPIF2015 agenda? (Answer: it's waiting just outside the door!) #DivestPensions
— Andrew Durling (@andythegreenie) October 20, 2015
GreenhouseMorningNews is out! Today's stories: #divestment, threats to #solar community projects & #climatechange https://t.co/dlEvzLfdKR
— Greenhouse Team (@Greenhouse_PR) October 20, 2015
#UniversityofSurrey becomes 8th UK university to say they will #divest from fossil fuels https://t.co/82TjcUVDUj #divestment #carbonbubble
— Jocelyn Timperley (@jloistf) October 20, 2015
#Oslo to divest from fossil fuels and halve emissions by 2020 #divestment #sustainableEurope https://t.co/Pq8FMJuvQn pic.twitter.com/jSNlB8fhgt
— Climate Action Org (@Climate_Action_) October 20, 2015
Carbon Tracker research now available in German. Please share https://t.co/s81r0xwGxd via @CarbonBubble #strandedassets #divestment #divest
— Anthony Hobley (@arhobley) October 20, 2015
Fossil fuel #divestment definitely a hot topic thanks to #SB350 #SB185 in California: https://t.co/vbtXumEYfO
— mark grossman (@marqgrossman) October 20, 2015
Columbia University Students Continue Civil Disobedience Fossil Fuel Divestment Protest. https://t.co/VtYT7pbKil #environment #divestment
— Johanna C. Dominguez (@adventurerpoet) October 20, 2015
Debate rages about best approach. Divestment, or engagement? @rmilneNordic #SWF #investment #oil #divestment #Norway https://t.co/LLnTsiaG51
— Noah Sabich (@NoahSabich) October 20, 2015
.@FossilFreeQUB YOU are changing everything! 😊 A fantastic campaign #inspirational #divestment
— ArtistsNI-NoFracking (@NoFrackingNI) October 20, 2015
Oct 19
‘Congrats to Oslo’
Congrats to Oslo: the first capital city in the world to #divest from fossil fuels, http://t.co/TEGNK1HpAG #divestment #fossilfree
— Arild Hermstad (@arildhermstad) October 19, 2015
#UK Environment Agency divests in landmark move to help meet 2C limit http://t.co/MqiOelZDeB #divestment #COP21 pic.twitter.com/MsnMiMkWxM
— ReachScale (@ReachScale) October 19, 2015
#Fossilfuels destroy our earth and create financial #risk. Learn more about #divestment http://t.co/qo681X9IeB
— Fossil Free Funds (@FossilFreeFunds) October 19, 2015
Bill Gates is, sadly, behind the times. http://t.co/OKpEkBu3Yc Why Won’t the @GatesFoundation Divest? @excinit #divestment
— Social Entrepreneurs (@BizSocially) October 19, 2015
Oct 15
‘Celebrity endorsement’
.@mtv shows how celebrity endorsement of #divestment and #climateaction really get the message out there http://t.co/KSYU7Yu3bB
— Chloe Maxmin (@chloemaxmin) October 15, 2015
Visit @DivestBU at the @sustainableBU Farmer's Market! Thanks to @JohnLeSays for sharing his ideas about #divestment pic.twitter.com/nzlnuXAyv5
— Hailey Branchford (@hailey_lizabeth) October 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/AAlasti/status/654657460569968641
#Divestment is a false solution, says Bill Gates http://t.co/CcEZB8sPlj
— Abundance (@AbundanceInv) October 15, 2015
#Bill #Gates doesn't get it: it's not about the money, it's about the #message | #fossil #fuel #divestment | http://t.co/DNijrq8vMe
— greenami & da silva (@greenami1) October 15, 2015
@andytuit questa è per te )) https://t.co/K8MInK0DkM
— Aldo Bonati (@AldoBonati) October 15, 2015
Norway Fund Chief Says Carney Raises Important #Climate Questions http://t.co/Bv5huEbiCK via @business #divestment
— Benjamin Jullien (@BenjaminJullien) October 15, 2015
2nd Day of #Divestment protests at Uni of Tasmania VC Office on $30m Uni funds invested in fossil fuel. http://t.co/NHNmBTAI5l
— Mosese Waqa (@Mo09) October 15, 2015
Oct 14
‘Divestment is smart’
#Divestment is smart as #EndOfCoal arrives quickly. #Climate #AUSPOL #LNPFAIL http://t.co/jN43m4gchG
— David Baggs (@dbaggs01) October 14, 2015
Big Win for #Divestment Movement as #California Public Pensions Dump Coal http://t.co/7S5TguKPJt #divest #OWS #p2 pic.twitter.com/WCgqrqcTlv
— Left Coast Magazine (@theleftco) October 13, 2015
Can't wait for more #divestment of fossil fuel companies like #Exxon #exxonknew… https://t.co/jndfnzyk4L
— Susan Hopp (@hlpearth) October 14, 2015
Archbishop Desmond Tutu praises #divestment as an effective strategy. "Gatesdivest #moralpressure @Pontifex divest pic.twitter.com/RJTl73PB3z
— GatesDivest (@gatesdivest) October 14, 2015
@sheffielduni the leaders of the climate change movement are coming out in support for #divestsheffield #divestment pic.twitter.com/d32v7Ewkis
— PeopleAndPlanet Shef (@PandPSheffield) October 14, 2015
Désinvestissement des énergies fossiles : une arme contre le réchauffement climatique http://t.co/MiGF5Dc7UO via @novethic
— Antonin Amado (@AntoninAmado) October 14, 2015
Whoop! Ségolène Royal just announced that Engie (GDF-Suez) will stop investing in coal http://t.co/mG7Fn4c1Vs #EndCoal #divest
— Melanie Mattauch (@MelMattauch) October 14, 2015
Oct 12
‘Make it illegal’
From Gov #JerryBrown (D): Signed #SB185 – Making it ILLEGAL 4 #California #PensionFunds 2 Invest in Coal Companies http://t.co/blI2X8CfzK
— NetAdvisor™ (@NetAdvisor) October 12, 2015
. @CalPERS to meet with thermal coal companies to discuss #divestment http://t.co/uj6WqnH4wz #irchat #ESG pic.twitter.com/u21XcsJo7K
— IR Magazine (@IRMagazine) October 12, 2015
BREAKING: @WWCasheville commits to divest $55m endowment from fossil fuels & reinvestment in #climate solutions http://t.co/Jse7RO4D8M
— Chloe Maxmin (@chloemaxmin) October 12, 2015
Doctors call for action on #climate: "could be greatest global health opportunity of 21st C" http://t.co/2y7cdz8OhM #DrsForClimateAction
— 350 Canada (@350Canada) October 12, 2015
Heartening to see @TheDesmondTutu call on @BillGates @melindagates #FossilFuel #Divestment https://t.co/vU4VhBpYER @al_lenferna @gatesdivest
— Lee Colleton (@sleepylemur) October 12, 2015
Rise in #lowcarbon #indices>http://t.co/j9Un08Sq6e #stockexchange #divestment #ETF #climatechange #climatefinance pic.twitter.com/ZGVaXTRWai
— Prajwal Baral (@PrajBaral) October 11, 2015
Global #fossilfuel #divestment symbolic of a tsunami of #change http://t.co/wmpKHcJIfg #auspol #Paris2015 pic.twitter.com/rIKveFoydu
— TheClimateChangeGuy (@DrAnthonyHorton) October 11, 2015
How is the #divestment movement an essential protagonist for change? Come and see on 21Oct: http://t.co/plEiEcTg1B ⊕http://t.co/uIZudBReUg
— Paulo Borges (@paulo0103) October 12, 2015
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