The most recent news on the #fossilfuel #divestment movement from all over the world (that means: from Twitter).
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Mar 24
‘There is no sane rationale’
“There is no sane rationale for companies to continue to explore for new sources of hydrocarbons" https://t.co/IGaCnIx8xq #divestment
— Sierra Club (@sierraclub) March 24, 2016
McGill rejects fossil fuels #divestment: https://t.co/xkSqjQHJ9F. Rockefeller Family Fund embraces it: https://t.co/EPZTkkCelo. #climate
— Common Wealth (@CWpensions) March 24, 2016
#ESG #sustainability #Divestment pic.twitter.com/9p56mVNyUj
— Chris Parker (@nycwildlife) March 24, 2016
Couldn´t think of any better image: The inventor of the oil business… #divestment #fossilfuel https://t.co/lQwMJzhfhG
— oekom research (@oekomresearch) March 24, 2016
Man! Rockefeller Family Fund sells all Exxon stock, citing company's 'morally reprehensible conduct.' #exxonknew https://t.co/S7uwXsI26V
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) March 24, 2016
Exxon Mobil must allow #climatechange vote: SEC https://t.co/cFz1mUl37t
— Corporate Knights (@corporateknight) March 24, 2016
The burning issue in #ClimateChange #divestment https://t.co/q85qZpERTb
— Krull & Company (@krullandcompany) March 24, 2016
@350 @EdUniPandP are occupying @EdinburghUni to tell them to #divesttherested – please can you tweet to show your support? #Divestment
— Ed Uni People&Planet (@EdUniPandP) March 24, 2016
Woop! 72% of @uofg undergrads support #divestment from #fossilfuels! https://t.co/gVLb7omKGT @FossilFreeUofG #cdnpoli #climatechange
— Torrance Coste (@TorranceCoste) March 24, 2016
Plan the exit of #fossilfuels to avoid #strandedassets, says Germany's Secretary for Energy https://t.co/MBMjjUp0tW pic.twitter.com/KZqDULPye1
— Carbon Tracker (@CarbonBubble) March 24, 2016
Historic day for Scotland as it ends use of coal-fired power production with the switch-off of Longannet https://t.co/TPZOK1d9ad #divestment
— Katharine Blacklaws (@Lucky_Black_Kat) March 24, 2016
Mar 23
‘Full divestment from fossilfuels’
Rockefellers just announced full #divestment from #fossilfuels, say $XOM misled on #climatechange https://t.co/IzRG6Qq1Is via @BI_Science
— Emily Chasan (@echasan) March 23, 2016
Rockefeller Family Fund hits Exxon, divests from fossil fuels https://t.co/Gc0SXjfHTr via @Reuters #goodnews #climatechange #divestment
— Stella Paul (@stellasglobe) March 23, 2016
The Board was the first @McGillU body to not support #divestment. Other votes 86%, 100%, 90%, 76% etc in support!! https://t.co/bFygiO24U3
— Divest McGill (@DivestMcGill) March 23, 2016
Students @DivestDal launching public review against their university for mishanding #divestment group's requests. https://t.co/cUPpfAPw2O
— 350 Canada (@350Canada) March 23, 2016
Princeton Sustainable Investment Initiative releases petition for fossil fuel #divestment https://t.co/vnwFC62Ztn
— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) March 23, 2016
Hope @EastbourneBC & @EastSussexCC follow the example of Hastings Council & introduce their own #divestment motions! https://t.co/6k7CKIb82l
— Andrew Durling (@andythegreenie) March 23, 2016
#divestment in #fossilfuels isn't a moral mission, it's a business strategy #sustainability https://t.co/HKNUnsUlA3
— Kevin Hagen (@kevinhagen) March 23, 2016
#fossilfreeuk starts with local #divestment from #fossil #fuels! pic.twitter.com/uzKV4hoUA9
— FossilFreeSouthwark (@FossilFreeSWK) March 23, 2016
Mar 22
‘Museums moral again’
Woot! Museum #divestment featured in the NYT "Making Museums Moral Again” https://t.co/uTUYILg08S #FossilFreeCulture pic.twitter.com/0Q9tBs890Y
— Fossil Free (@GoFossilFree) March 22, 2016
Support growing for #fossilfuel #divestment @MemorialU https://t.co/HzgZU2bdJd #divest #climatechange pic.twitter.com/SnhbgxuPan
— The Independent (@IndependentNL) March 22, 2016
Vote for Change – Vote for #divestment @aliceeire – Thank you for your support – Please share & Sign our petition @ https://t.co/aNiCdgqCfP
— CCAFS Society NUIG (@ccafssoc) March 22, 2016
Ahmadiyya leader speaks on #fossilfuel #divestment, #cliamtechange & #renewableenergy – https://t.co/tiB6urJIvN #solar #KeepItInTheGround
— Lucy EJ Woods (@lucyejwoods) March 22, 2016
Researchers calculate that we're pumping out carbon 10 times faster than at any point since the dinosaurs https://t.co/lh6aGxTvKl #CO2
— Sasja Beslik (@SasjaBeslik) March 22, 2016
Why investors are dumping coal #divestment movement gained steam https://t.co/UP6jQbnpBf https://t.co/tEyMTlTmWI via @POLITICOEurope
— Divest Invest (@divestinvestorg) March 22, 2016
Anyone who followed the advice to invest in fossil fuels in 2014 has been very badly burnt by now. #divestment pic.twitter.com/9vMAMOIX5b
— Cllr Ossian Smyth (@smytho) March 22, 2016
Mar 16
‘#WayBackWednesday’
#WayBackWednesday #McGill24 2015: Faculty wrote a #divestment letter & started their group https://t.co/tSGvnGhsGq pic.twitter.com/zWgLnHRsYn
— Divest McGill (@DivestMcGill) March 16, 2016
@JamesFallows I wrote this story about #divestment https://t.co/Ujs0DpHctP thanks to your profile of @algore. Would love your comment!
— Keywon (@keywonc) March 16, 2016
Another component of a case study in the making of university #divestment politics/governance/communications. https://t.co/05l8gyWtLQ
— Kris Olds (@GlobalHigherEd) March 16, 2016
A majority of #vt Sen Govt Ops sign letter to have an inclusive process for #coal #exxonmobil #divestment #vtpoli pic.twitter.com/mvafCTD3RG
— Robb Kidd (@robb_kidd) March 16, 2016
Proud that @CityofSeattle is leading the way in fossil fuel #Divestment https://t.co/sy9jIkuLCw @SustCitiesInst pic.twitter.com/esaKbRPwsS
— Scope 5 (@Scope_5) March 16, 2016
Mar 15
‘Returning their diploma’
Must read on #divestment: "Why graduates of a top Canadian university are returning their diploma" #cdnpoli https://t.co/TEtwf0eVlJ
— Julianna Duholke (@Jduholke) March 15, 2016
McGill Alumni the university is making a decision on #divestment by the end of the month. Tell them to #GoFossilFree https://t.co/Mj5Preok2g
— 350 Canada (@350Canada) March 15, 2016
Universities' love affair with #fossilfuel companies must end https://t.co/xmfxW1uxti #climatechange #university #divestment
— Jenia Gorfunkel (@RakitaCraft) March 15, 2016
Chomsky & 27 Professors Among 80 Public Figures Urging Trinity College Dublin to Divest #divestment #Divest #Investhttps://t.co/BURTDBlICN
— Paul Price (@swimsure) March 15, 2016
Whooop! #divestment #fossilfuels #climatechange #cdnpoli https://t.co/oTiMlQnp5f
— Torrance Coste (@TorranceCoste) March 15, 2016
Mar 14
‘Not only a moral obligation’
Fossil fuel #divestment is not only a moral obligation, but an economic necessity https://t.co/crXc2SZUL8 #Divest pic.twitter.com/t9Kj4BiFCf
— European Greens (@europeangreens) March 14, 2016
How Museums Are Divorcing Fossil Fuels #Divestment https://t.co/JpeBMBgC0v pic.twitter.com/91cfQEFqKM
— Solution Generation (@SolutionGen) March 14, 2016
Thank you @EamonRyan for endorsing our #divestment campaign! Trinity needs to show it's serious about #climateaction pic.twitter.com/qG0arRrelB
— Fossil Free TCD (@FossilFreeTCD) March 14, 2016
#divestment –> fossil fuel companies lose social license –> political space open for past due carbon tax https://t.co/JDjxKmF2Zh
— MultiSchool Divest (@DivestFund) March 14, 2016
Join the action in #Australia! https://t.co/ui5bYXMDJk #keepitintheground #divestment #renewables #energy
— Australian Religious (@Cath_Religious) March 13, 2016
Mar 10
‘Being a mum…’
'How being a mum turned me into a #divestment campaigner' – beautiful article from Katy of @FossilFreeSWK: https://t.co/qJKJ4kOlsu
— Fossil Free UK (@FossilFree_UK) March 10, 2016
University of Winnipeg could be one step closer to #divestment @theuwsa https://t.co/vAMx1UOwPJ
— Fossil Free Canada (@FossilFreeCAN) March 10, 2016
Petition launched for fossil-free St. Andrews [Scotland] – https://t.co/QE2PbAXBOQ #Divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) March 10, 2016
#LordStern at #LSELaudatoSi: about #divestment "creates an #incentive to change" and lower #carbonfootprint of corp. #ClimateChange @GRI_LSE
— Jim (@jimcat1111) March 10, 2016
Think different about #Divestment from #coal now, @DeutscheBankAG ? Or be last on sinking ship #strandedassets https://t.co/LI770PBcJ3
— Jutta Paulus (@JuttaPaulus) March 9, 2016
Mar 9
‘#BreakFree’
Check out this map of amazing fossil fuel protests planned for #BreakFree this May: https://t.co/CSlHiJiA7V pic.twitter.com/HZ7SNdi3EV
— Jamie Henn (@Agent350) March 9, 2016
University of Oregon students ask UO Foundation to drop fossil fuel stocks – @registerguard https://t.co/RIQdVzkN4s #sofinance #divestment
— Adam Spence (@adamspence) March 9, 2016
We need a thoughtful, objective process states @TreasurerPearce on the process of #divestment
— Robb Kidd (@robb_kidd) March 8, 2016
#Norway's sovereign wealth fund sells out of 27 #coal-linked firms in #climate drive https://t.co/qGaOylssJg #Divestment
— alertnetclimate (@alertnetclimate) March 9, 2016
The burning issue in #ClimateChange https://t.co/2QlDgSJM2j #divestment
— Krull & Company (@krullandcompany) March 9, 2016
Mar 8
‘Leo’s call’
Heeding Leo’s Call to Divest and Invest https://t.co/w1yJzQESIH via @ecowatch #divestment
— Ellen Dorsey (@EllenD35) March 8, 2016
JPMorgan Won't Back New #Coal Mines to Combat #ClimateChange. #divestment https://t.co/opXIsmNUor via @business
— Travis Moore (@the_geographer) March 8, 2016
Swiss bank UBS got #divestment a while ago – but its new coal financing rules are a let down https://t.co/wnpvCvVBdb pic.twitter.com/fbcD8v5Aui
— BankTrack (@BankTrack) March 8, 2016
For those with a healthy interest in #divestment, this is a must-read: https://t.co/c0lbo5pUYB @Comm_REinvest / @jomoonram / @Gian_TCatt
— Matt Finch (@mattfinch00) March 8, 2016
The momentum finally seems to be on our side and #divestment campaign is key #keepitintheground https://t.co/CiKmRLUPKR
— Martin Holland (@_MartinHolland) March 7, 2016
Mar 4
‘Obsolete by 2030’
Green analysts say fossil-fuel industry could be obsolete by 2030 as clean energy takes over https://t.co/hyyn5YRcki #divestment
— Sakura Saunders (@sakura1979) March 4, 2016
And #divestment didn't work, right? World’s largest private coal company could maybe, finally go bust https://t.co/5K6s4BC9mC via @grist
— Gunnar Steinsholt (@transx1) March 4, 2016
NY proposed #FossilFuels #divestment thinking ahead. CA #coal-only late after 90% decline. https://t.co/9HTFJBzu7Y pic.twitter.com/fJw7AER1hL
— Gregory Elders (@gregoryelders) March 4, 2016
Edenhofer: We should make sure to convince institutional investors with the ongoing efforts of #divestment movement #UDLaudatoSi
— UD Hanley Sust Inst (@ud_hsi) March 4, 2016
Meddling with pensions– what is the government planning? https://t.co/7yr3AJwP9B << read this great summary of policy attacks on #divestment
— Platform (@PlatformLondon) March 4, 2016
Mar 3
‘Get carbon off campus’
Get Carbon Off Campus https://t.co/OrgBucO3wf @BostonReview #climatechange #divestment #highered
— PhilanTopic (@pndblog) March 3, 2016
BREAKING: @abppensioen is starting to #divest fossil fuels – share value dropped €5.3bn https://t.co/W5xilxtANL pic.twitter.com/v3Fex5i9n5
— 350.org Europe (@350Europe) March 3, 2016
NY lawmakers push state pension to divest https://t.co/mEgEEFjYSP #investment #divestment
— Carolin Schellhorn (@schellhor) March 3, 2016
BREAKING: @FossilFreeGW has meet with top administrators regarding fossil fuel #divestment. Statement to follow at noon, today.#FossilFree
— Fossil Free GW (@FossilFreeGW) March 3, 2016
BREAKING: @FossilFreeGW has meet with top administrators regarding fossil fuel #divestment. Statement to follow at noon, today.#FossilFree
— REC (@endowmentethics) March 3, 2016
MIT climate activists end 116-day sit-in after reaching agreement with administrators:https://t.co/yXJPChYp7p #divestment #highered
— On Campus (@OnCampusWGBH) March 3, 2016
@MIT Good, but not what we need – full #divestment from those fueling #climate crisis, & realization they're merchants of Death. #DivestMIT
— Collin Rees (@collinrees) March 3, 2016
A new form of #divestment besides fossil fuels: Factory farming divestment https://t.co/jd56xvpYyA
— Annelise Meyer (@AMChronicles) March 3, 2016
Mar 1
‘Lost in NY’
New York State Pension Funds Lost $5.3 Billion From Fossil Fuel Holdings Over 3 Years https://t.co/tLMckPA0fY pic.twitter.com/85ckqO2pVF
— Svein T veitdal (@tveitdal) March 1, 2016
Great job #Oregon Setting the bar for others to follow! #sustainability #climatechange #renewable #divestment https://t.co/fjNG0ZUOza
— Adam R Bode (@ARbode2024) March 1, 2016
#FossilFuel #divestment #divest @350 #naturalresources #keepitintheground #petroleum #climatechange #ClimateAction pic.twitter.com/5jDD4vi0fd
— freyja nightlight (@Globalblossom) March 1, 2016
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