The most recent news on the #fossilfuel #divestment movement from all over the world (that means: from Twitter).
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Jun 30
Does wording of #divestment policy allow London’s funds to keep fossil fuel investments & potentially make new ones? https://t.co/N73zmJyFxr pic.twitter.com/Rn1Wq0IVyi
— Tom Burke (@tom_burke_47) June 30, 2017
We have 3 years to reach the #climate turning point, experts say in @nature https://t.co/gyC6pIYlai #2020DontBeLate @CFigueres @CarbonBubble pic.twitter.com/7VGYKjtTqo
— Margherita Gagliardi (@marghegagliardi) June 30, 2017
Long row of investors fleeing dirty fossil fuels, Los Angeles is next: City moves to #defundDAPL, kicks #WellsFargohttps://t.co/X2UZzpbC35… pic.twitter.com/4Y3bFdKaFu
— Fossil Free Berlin (@DivestBerlin) June 30, 2017
Jun 29
Climate Bills SB 100 and SB 775 on the Front Burner – Fossil Free California https://t.co/MJaifRJOj0
— FossilFreeCalifornia (@FossilFreeCA) June 29, 2017
Banks play an important role in steering the entire economy. Disclosing loans w/ #strandedassets risk is essential. https://t.co/S96EvSAXfM
— Fossil Free Indexes (@FossilFreeIndxs) June 29, 2017
55 top Insurers in the US & EU have $590bn invested in fossil fuels. Thats bigger than GDP of Sweden. Its time for the insurance #divestment pic.twitter.com/MFG8BDj43o
— Naturesave (@WeAreNaturesave) June 29, 2017
Will @shell still be the most powerful brand of the Netherlands in 2030 when we have advanced further towards a fossil-free economy? https://t.co/IUZWBXAAbR
— Frank Mechielsen (@FrankMechielsen) June 29, 2017
We are live! https://t.co/ZkkvtygEE0 reveals world's top coal plant developers. Forward-looking divestment tool for banks & investors! pic.twitter.com/5cdlzYtf2k
— urgewald (@urgewald) June 28, 2017
Jun 28
VICTORY! Dutch Bank ING announces it won't fund tar sands pipelines like #KeystoneXL & #KinderMorgan. More: https://t.co/jxM1yGQTfd #NoKXL pic.twitter.com/dWFrDz1wgn
— 350 dot org (@350) June 28, 2017
Jun 27
My paper with @CllrJohnBarry on Politicizing Energy Justice & Energy System Transitions #Divestment #JustTransition https://t.co/TzI6efIEuF pic.twitter.com/b13w0jExEJ
— Noel Healy (@DrNoelHealy) June 27, 2017
"The government is committed to working with @ThomasPringle and the Committee on the Bill" @michaeldarcy #divestment #fossilfree
— Niamh Garvey (@NiamhAGarvey) June 27, 2017
#Fossilfree: Historic Irish Finance Committee hearing on #fossilfuel #divestment Bill is happening today at 4pm BST! https://t.co/9Nz6EcwC7V pic.twitter.com/hKfLQb47wH
— Trócaire (@trocaire) June 27, 2017
Methodist Conference calls for #divestment before 2020 from fossil fuel companies that do not align with Paris Agreement targets by 2018
— Operation Noah (@OperationNoah) June 27, 2017
#ImpactInvestMCR @CampanaleMark @SocialStockExch @CarbonBubble explaining fossil fuel free investing @CastlefieldUK pic.twitter.com/MwSW12qjHv
— John Ditchfield (@johnditchfield) June 27, 2017
Jun 26
Only 1 in 20 pension schemes in Europe has taken steps to combat the risks of climate change. Time to #Divest! https://t.co/BXhPoJlIpw
— Fossil Free (@GoFossilFree) June 26, 2017
France to ban all new oil and gas exploration, leaving England more alone, more isolated: https://t.co/3QGIIKOKMt
— Friends of the Earth (@friends_earth) June 26, 2017
Jun 23
Amazing stuff: UNISON has voted for divesting its members' pensions from fossil fuels https://t.co/YtRUlVCA36 #Divest #WIN pic.twitter.com/SEsRbl1tnr
— Platform (@PlatformLondon) June 23, 2017
Happy 1st anniversary, Berlin #divestment pledge! #Divest successes in Germany almost tripled since. Our party video https://t.co/GQCyRHqlkr pic.twitter.com/8BEXgeJMZb
— Fossil Free Berlin (@DivestBerlin) June 23, 2017
👋🏼 personal news: I'm starting a new @SierraClub gig next week as a Campaign Rep working on fossil fuel #divestment! https://t.co/1GDFyPKPRS
— Ben Cushing (@bmcushing) June 23, 2017
"Exxon faces growing, long-term threat from campaigns which promote #divestment from fossil-fuel companies." Indeed! https://t.co/7xTo1aSsDx
— Brett Fleishman (@BrettFleishman) June 23, 2017
Global #banks cut lending to #FossilFuel by billions in 2016, a 22% total reduction https://t.co/nYrKp95mOL #Divestment #ClimateRisk
— Impact Human (@ImpactHuman) June 23, 2017
Jun 22
Oil majors in a low-carbon world: Exxon ranks the worst,
BP least exposed to energy transition.Read more: https://t.co/gHlKJAreOz pic.twitter.com/RcSU4vFsWL
— Carbon Tracker (@CarbonBubble) June 22, 2017
Auckland University staff demand fossil fuel #divestment – https://t.co/apAi6t2bYf
— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) June 22, 2017
Court rules UK Government acted 'unlawfully' by trying to restrict boycotts of Israel #divestment #ESG #stewardship https://t.co/nRe9ihE8qO
— UKSIF (@UKSIF) June 22, 2017
Western banks are funding more #coal plants in the #Philippines. Find out which banks are #BankingOnClimateChange at https://t.co/xdQInpt3FB pic.twitter.com/ZHRQHNgeKa
— urgewald (@urgewald) June 22, 2017
Jun 21
Somerville has divested! We won! https://t.co/iBHD52CqOv #somerville #fossilfree #divest #gofossilfree
— FossilFreeSomerville (@SomerFossilFree) June 21, 2017
"Divesting from ‘Dirty Banks’ is a Form of Resistance" – @LenaMDC & @wakiyan7 https://t.co/Udg9F80rfd #divestment #divest #NoDAPL #NoKXL
— Sierra Club (@SierraClub) June 20, 2017
Jun 20
What if your savings could help save the world? Check out @AsYouSow's simple guide to #fossilfuel #divestment https://t.co/3dGZxNYiuT
— CoPower (@CoPowerInc) June 20, 2017
Jun 19
Pension funds go green. #Norway leads the way. #Divestment https://t.co/4fSVvqWEkk
— Andreas Goldthau (@goldthau) June 19, 2017
Jun 17
Swedish pension fund sells out of six firms it says breach Paris climate deal https://t.co/ZXXXeyQL2g via @ReutersUK
— Isabella Lövin (@IsabellaLovin) June 17, 2017
Jun 16
Yes! Sweden's largest pension fund divests from Exxon, Transcanada, saying their business models violate Paris pact https://t.co/nFepaTBMwv
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) June 16, 2017
Big #ExxonKnew, #Divestment & #KeepItInTheGround win! Sweden's largest pension drops 6 violators of #ParisAgreement: https://t.co/ZUknYgh7zc
— Lindsay Meiman (@lindsaymeim14) June 16, 2017
Today's lesson: propaganda.https://t.co/c5kD7XSYfR
— Chloe Maxmin (@chloemaxmin) June 16, 2017
Jun 15
Bremen got Germany's strongest #divestment and #DivestInvest regulation up to now! Congratulation @fossilfreeHB from @DivestBerlin https://t.co/qzsSxXQSsi
— Christoph Meyer (@Rote_Zukunft) June 15, 2017
Today, the Swedish parliament passed a historic new climate law;
Sweden to become carbon neutral by 2045! #klimatlaghttps://t.co/JraU5oyyLY pic.twitter.com/8yvxfDzfkR— @sweden / Tobias (@sweden) June 15, 2017
We are drawing attention! "The Fossil Fuel #Divestment campaign worldwide and in Europe." #fossilfree https://t.co/GMxuBB1jGG pic.twitter.com/AEzupNLBJZ
— Fossil Free (@GoFossilFree) June 15, 2017
How divestment campaigns can change the rules in a profit-driven world https://t.co/PeOeRTEwdT #Resist #ClimateChange #Divestment pic.twitter.com/B1U5G6JIOe
— ClimateRealityAfrica (@AfricaCRP) June 15, 2017
Federal judge orders more environmental analysis of Dakota pipeline https://t.co/ktH5gavmIl pic.twitter.com/4VRBpKzX67
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 15, 2017
Jun 14
55 top Insurers in the US & EU have $590bn invested in fossil fuels. Thats bigger than GDP of Sweden. Its time for the insurance #divestment pic.twitter.com/HNpXCXbych
— Naturesave (@WeAreNaturesave) June 14, 2017
Jun 13
Blog: This is how #BigOil will die https://t.co/5VM1Nb4am9 pic.twitter.com/uUgNicq5tj
— Acre (@acre) June 13, 2017
Almost 150,000 pledges representing up to $46 billion in #divestment from #bigbanks promoting #bigoil https://t.co/LocMJlKzSP #tarsands https://t.co/PQPiufchwg
— Water Colour (@WaterColour0000) June 13, 2017
Jun 12
Letter from @StandUpWithSR #WaterProtectors in Italy to @intesasanpaolo bank asking to #DivestDAPL https://t.co/97TyKG0Com
— Fossil Free (@GoFossilFree) June 12, 2017
Jun 11
Entourage's @adriangrenier, who last year joined the #divestment movement, is now UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador https://t.co/Dgvpj0qxth
— Zahra Hirji (@Zhirji28) June 11, 2017
Jun 10
Pensions, CIOs respond to fossil fuel industry-backed report on #divestment — https://t.co/4bH1JpPDUM
— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) June 10, 2017
.@intensasanpaolo #WaterProtectors are here to ask you to #Divest from #DAPL Don't be like @CreditSuisse @BNPParibas listen to our demands pic.twitter.com/JFa6UwlPfg
— StandUpWithSR (@StandUpWithSR) June 10, 2017
Jun 9
CalSTRS divesting from non-U.S. thermal coal companies – https://t.co/nIeF5gJlqU #Divest #Divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) June 9, 2017
Read some honest reflections from women in the fossil fuel #divestment movement in Canada. https://t.co/gh3TbIWHW2
— 350 Canada (@350Canada) June 9, 2017
Fossil fuels fire up an impassioned debate over the Church of England's investments – https://t.co/eyyqdz5q1a #Divest #Divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) June 9, 2017
Jun 8
How Harvard #Divestment Was Won via @thenation https://t.co/151ICewJPo
— Anita Woodruff (@anitaw1610) June 8, 2017
#NewYorkCity Begins #Divestment From #WellsFargo. https://t.co/3J1OjKSm1X
— Paul Brown (@pbrown4348) June 8, 2017
How #divestment campaigns can change the rules in a profit-driven world https://t.co/csfoETRbK3 via Gay Seidman, UW-Madison
— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) June 7, 2017
.@PortlandCC Board of Directors passed a resolution to ensure PCC will not invest in companies/funds that harm the planet or ppl #FossilFree
— Beneficial State Fdn (@BeneficialStFdn) June 8, 2017
Don't stand on the sidelines this #summer. Let's turn our power into action together. #KeepItInTheGround #FossilFree https://t.co/FRNZKRyVGh pic.twitter.com/JcaVeKVliN
— 350.org Europe (@350Europe) June 8, 2017
200+ Local Elected Officials Call for New York State pension #divestment @NYSComptroller #DivestNY #ActOnClimate https://t.co/bo6tG6VJ6z pic.twitter.com/xJ8kMrYDEZ
— Divest 4 Democracy (@democracydivest) June 8, 2017
#Divestment works: Polish Coal Affection Poses Dilemma for Funding-Thirsty Firms https://t.co/4P5GJo1P8F via @markets
— Gunnar Steinsholt (@transx1) June 8, 2017
How #divestment campaigns can change the rules in a profit-driven world https://t.co/csfoETRbK3 via Gay Seidman, UW-Madison
— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) June 7, 2017
Jun 6
Hey, look what 200+ NY lawmakers are calling for. Pension fund #divestment. https://t.co/PXSjo2YiKg #mapoli #divestma @marjoriedecker
— DivestOurPensionsNow (@massdivest) June 6, 2017
Our #CU200 list can be used as part of a #divestment strategy. https://t.co/X0cpqEeOVr #CO2 #coal #oil #climaterisk #strandedassets
— Fossil Free Indexes (@FossilFreeIndxs) June 6, 2017
#Divestment is driving change around the world. Learn more, join the conversation Webinar June 13 11am PST https://t.co/eu4N9BjbXb #divest pic.twitter.com/1qa9Gednl3
— Richard Brooks (@RichBrooks350) June 6, 2017
RT @NLGnews: #NoDAPL! Letter to Credit Suisse urging #divestment from #DAPL by Water Protector Legal Collective… https://t.co/4IXTl9RGme
— Rising Tide NA (@RisingTideNA) June 6, 2017
Nous proposons au #begov de sortir de tout investissement lié aux énergies fossiles #divestment #belfius https://t.co/oumFphYWnG @Ecolo
— Gilles Vanden Burre (@Gilles_VDB) June 6, 2017
And we're ready for a full divestment from fossil fuels when you are, @UniofExeter #climatechange #divestment #emissionsimpossible https://t.co/7kGY4lvAgr
— Ethical Exeter (@EthicalExeter15) June 6, 2017
Australian Jesuits to #divest from fossil fuels – https://t.co/vmragio9ij #Divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) June 6, 2017
Jun 5
University of Cambridge launches second working group to explore fossil fuel #divestment – https://t.co/TvtP8vqekR #Divest
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) June 5, 2017
Jun 4
The Best Way to Resist #Trump Ditching #Paris? #Divestment from #FossilFuels – https://t.co/CAicd2axbE #Green Energy Strategy #ClimateCrisis
— Kevin Kresse (@kevinkresse) June 4, 2017
#Sunnyvale #NoDAPL advocates, Come to the @CityofSunnyvale Council Meeting on 6/6/17 to show support for #Divestmenthttps://t.co/L6jNr9fBYm
— Mojo Guitar Player (@MojoGuitarPlaye) June 3, 2017
Jun 3
It was happening: #Divestment Momentum In May https://t.co/PpYpHtuJmR pic.twitter.com/1JCuapTMK3
— Ethex (@ethexuk) June 3, 2017
Jun 2
#Divestment from Wells Fargo – a victory for Berkeley. https://t.co/8eeLYaILcz
— FossilFreeCalifornia (@FossilFreeCA) June 2, 2017
Australian #Jesuits @ausjesuits respond to #divestment call: https://t.co/w1IDaWBz0b #renewableenergy #ClimateAction
— OLWParish EnvironGrp (@LiveDiffNetwork) June 2, 2017
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