Not-to-be-missed tweeted news on the #fossilfuel #divestment global movement.
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April 30
VICTORY! @UniofNottingham #divest from fossil fuels ✊❌#divestment #fossilfreehttps://t.co/FOw2MzEyvy
— People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) April 30, 2018
Kick off this week with a review of last week's top stories: https://t.co/aL9NvPOn5r #divestment #fakenews #environment pic.twitter.com/xjujQfXvg6
— DeSmog UK (@DeSmogUK) April 30, 2018
April 27
For water & climate. For rights. For future generations. Indigenous Women r rising. WATCH & SHARE video, documenting powerful presence of #IndigenousWomen's #Divestment Delegation to Europe in action yesterday outside headquarters of Credit Suisse & UBS https://t.co/qkvgigoQHv
— WECAN, International (@WECAN_INTL) April 27, 2018
April 26
#IndigenousWomen's #Divestment Delegation & local allies held action outside Credit Suisse & UBS headquarters in #Zurich,Switzerland financial district to demand respect for #IndigenousRights &care for #water,land,#climate. #DivestInvestProtect #KeepItInTheGround #NoMorePipelines pic.twitter.com/3hmzloTKXx
— WECAN, International (@WECAN_INTL) April 26, 2018
Nice piece! @katharinawecker @WECAN_INTL — #Indigenous #women show the way for banks to divest from #FossilFuels https://t.co/iNSccmSBTZ vía @dwnews
— Irene Baños Ruiz (@IreneBanosR) April 26, 2018
Is The #FossilFuel Industry Secretly Behind a New Campaign Against Fossil Fuel #Divestment?https://t.co/U6QaDwf2Py
via @priceofoil#ClimateAction #Divest— Benjamin Jullien (@BenjaminJullien) April 26, 2018
Mapped: The UK universities that have pledged to divest from #fossilfuels https://t.co/a2oZEAkqJk #climateaction #divestment pic.twitter.com/rNKYH8kKez
— DeSmog UK (@DeSmogUK) April 26, 2018
With over 60 uni's already #fossilfree ❌Join us for #PowerShift2018 to share your successes and skill up to get your uni to #divest from #fossilfuels . Book your early bird🐦tickets now – https://t.co/4GPWByIvDO pic.twitter.com/j6655HwaRB
— People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) April 26, 2018
Cambridge University council is set to consider the issue of divestment at a meeting on Monday. Hundreds of academics, scientists and authors have signed an open letter calling on it to divest. https://t.co/muJx9GnuT8 #divestment
— JLLUK Sustainability (@JLLupstream) April 26, 2018
Un collectif d’étudiants de @sciencespo demande la fin du partenariat entre @Total et l’école https://t.co/aTKhV8oEZU
— Novethic (@Novethic) April 26, 2018
April 25
PRESS RELEASE: As an act of civil disobedience Greenpeace Sweden stops payment of climate-damaging pension fees that invests in coal, oil and gas. https://t.co/39c050MYeQ #KeepItInTheGround #DivestFromFossilFuels
— Greenpeace Sverige (@greenpeaceSE) April 25, 2018
We’re at The Royal Melbourne Hospital calling out @HESTASuper and #FirstStateSuper for using YOUR money to fund #POLLUTION!@DebbyBlakey #HESTADivest #FirstStateDivest #ActOnClimate #ProtectHealth #Divestment #ClimateChange #SpringSt #auspol pic.twitter.com/UB7wzWGPUW
— Healthy Futures (@HealthyFuturez) April 25, 2018
My how times have changed:
An #investing conference, oriented around "#divestment", featuring panelists from the likes of Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, Rockefeller Brothers Fund…
"You're not being responsible if you're NOT factoring in #climate risk"
w/ @ElenaRCrete #BGOVGlobalBiz pic.twitter.com/soBprbpMRJ— Abigail (@abigailorzolek) April 25, 2018
Catholic #divestment from fossil fuels is a thing. https://t.co/PtmR4urBpV. Kudos to @CathClimateMvmt and so many others!
— CatholicEcology (@CatholicEcology) April 25, 2018
April 24
The @FossilFree_UK event Fair. Green. London. looks set to be an amazing introduction to all things climate action in the capital. It's happening this weekend, and it's free! https://t.co/RoZFtCeAGK pic.twitter.com/0Wz8YcjZU6
— Earth and Economy (@EarthEconQuaker) April 24, 2018
“Mr Dudley’s outrageous threat is just another sign of an industry desperately clinging on to power, knowing its only chance for survival is to subvert democracy at universities like #Cambridge.”
More in the @guardian 👇#divest #fossilfreehttps://t.co/QW8g5mgSYI
— Fossil Free UK (@FossilFree_UK) April 24, 2018
April 23
We're counting down to @billmckibben arriving in #Newcastle, #Sydney, #Canberra, #Melbourne & #Adelaide (with livestream events in #Perth and #Darwin)! Will you be joining us to fight for a #FossilFree future? ☀️ Book now >> https://t.co/k6HZKXHaYV pic.twitter.com/SzJ9QMdnK3
— 350Australia (@350Australia) April 23, 2018
On #EarthDay18 words of #climatehope from @JeffDSachs – We can fix this: Don’t be dispirited by Big Oil’s power in the age of Trump — real climate change solutions are in reach https://t.co/I9k8KCXTwi
— Divest 4 Democracy (@democracydivest) April 23, 2018
April 22
Catholic institutions to pull billions from fossil fuels @CathClimateMvmt @iamCARITAS https://t.co/1q43wVLeqX
— Premier News (@PremierNewsDesk) April 22, 2018
"Une décision financière en accord avec nos valeurs morales"
🌍Dimanche 22 avril, c'est la #JournéeDeLaTerre. L'occasion pour @CathClimateMvmt d'annoncer le désengagement financier de plusieurs institutions catholiques des énergies fossiles.#EarthDay2018 @iamCARITAS pic.twitter.com/qKTaY5vdPo
— Secours Catholique (@caritasfrance) April 22, 2018
Tomas Insua announces the fossil fuels divestment of 35 catholic institutions at #villaggioperlaterra @EarthDayItalia pic.twitter.com/CdJh85HO3k
— Global Catholic Climate Mvt. (@CathClimateMvmt) April 22, 2018
The challenge is on. #EarthDayDare: Get online and find one local activist group working on #energytransition or #divestment. If there is no group, start one with these materials: https://t.co/IZjzBP1uHN #EarthDay2018 @ChangeandCare pic.twitter.com/zC6ZHjnnWj
— Global Catholic Climate Mvt. (@CathClimateMvmt) April 22, 2018
April 20
#HSBC turns away from financing coal and oil sands. But make exception for Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Indonesia due to development issues. #Divestment #PriceOnCarbon https://t.co/LqiO91Ezuj
— Nico Bauer (@NB_pik) April 20, 2018
In a move that underlines growing investor concern over #climaterisk, HSBC will promise to stop financing coal power stations https://t.co/I4reUeSSSA
— Ceres (@CeresNews) April 20, 2018
“We recognize the need to reduce emissions rapidly to achieve the target set in the 2015 Paris Agreement… and our responsibility to support the communities in which we operate” https://t.co/sWWyEicqYv #ClimateAction #Divestment #KeepItInTheGround
— Perpetual Motion (@ChristieSandfo4) April 20, 2018
Our statement in support of #divestment and @ZeroCarbonSoc 's campaign: https://t.co/sitoTpUZef
— Cambridge UCU (@CambridgeUCU) April 20, 2018
NYC comptroller, mayor seek information as 3 pension funds consider divestment: https://t.co/bP6DhejdGS via @pensionsnews #ESG #climate #fossilfuel #divestment @BilldeBlasio @NYCComptroller
— US SIF (@US_SIF) April 20, 2018
April 19
Students from the Fossil Free University of Wageningen group, in the Netherlands, organized a great teach-in yesterday. Feeling inspired by the many different types of actions we can do to get us closer to our #FossilFree goals. ❤ https://t.co/QB94FsqueY
— Fossil Free (@GoFossilFree) April 19, 2018
BIG NEWS – @hackneygreens have officially endorsed our 100% fossil fuel divestment pledge. RT to thank them! What do you say @HackneyLabour @RobertAChapman ?@hackneycitizen @hackneycouncil @hackneygazette #DivestTheRest #fossilfree pic.twitter.com/lROlfT7hiC
— Divest Hackney (@divesthackney) April 19, 2018
April 18
We are extremely excited to announce that starting this summer, we will be expanding our work nationally and helping to coordinate the national student fossil fuel divestment movement! Read more here! https://t.co/Di7c56YneZ
— BetterFutureProject (@BetterFuturePro) April 18, 2018
Panel discussing #divestment versus engagement as levers for investors to influence #fossilfuel firms. “Divestment has been incredibly helpful to change the dialogue,” but is not the only strategy. pic.twitter.com/wLmUA9ZJyB
— Rockefeller Institute (@RockefellerInst) April 18, 2018
Brooklyn synagogue pulls its money out of Chase bank to promote climate change. Will others follow suit?#climatechange #greenbonds #SRI #sustainableinvesting #valuesdriveninvestinghttps://t.co/eZbB1WsdJx
— PrevInvest (@PrevInvest_Adv) April 18, 2018
April 17
Shell urges shareholders to vote against AGM resolution demanding alignment with Paris targets. Any investor who still thinks engagement is going to make fossil fuel companies change is deluded. #divestment is the only sensible option. https://t.co/WIaDV56TDQ
— FossilFreeIslington (@divestislington) April 16, 2018
When it comes to dirty fossil fuel producers, shareholder engagement is doomed to failure. The SEC has made it more clear than ever that #divestment is the only financially prudent, morally responsible approach. https://t.co/T3831gj7Nn
— Senator Liz Krueger (@LizKrueger) April 17, 2018
April 16
Fossil Free Berlin just launched their new #divestment mission 2018: to get the national pension fund #fossilfree. #BundespensionenFossilfrei
Germany invests part of the € 20 billion pension fund for civil servants, judges & members of parliament in climate wrecking companies. https://t.co/Pko280iZRA
— 350.org Europe (@350Europe) April 16, 2018
BREAKING press release – 'Indigenous Women’s Delegation To #Europe Continues Push For #FossilFuel #Divestment By Major Banks' #DivestInvestProtect #IndigenousWomenRise READ & SHARE: https://t.co/HwEcbfhWeb pic.twitter.com/LvkFBGlBqW
— WECAN, International (@WECAN_INTL) April 16, 2018
This #EarthWeek, NYC continues to lead the fight against climate change with #DivestNY. @c40cities @350 pic.twitter.com/ATNvQLL7VN
— NYClimate (@NYClimate) April 16, 2018
April 14
‘If it is wrong to wreck the planet, then it is wrong to benefit from its wreckage; a growing global movement to divest from fossil fuels takes this ethos at heart.’ A story told from the frontlines of institutional #divestment https://t.co/p74MgMX932
— CIDSE (@CIDSE) April 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/RichBrooks350/status/985169963370582016
April 13
Plucky New Zealand bans all new offshore oil & gas exploration as part of 'carbon-neutral future'. Huro Huro Aotearoa!! Now for Australia, Mexico, Norway https://t.co/EJjoii2g0m. @ClimateBonds
— Sean Kidney (@seankidney) April 13, 2018
Heartfelt thanks to @GradySNP @alisonthewliss @StewartMcDonald @CMonaghanSNP @ChrisStephens @DavidLinden @PaulJSweeney for backing the #DivestParliament campaign. Massive props to the 1000s of Glaswegians for pressuring our political leaders to step up and tackle #climatechange pic.twitter.com/YBCw80aRgR
— Divest Parliament (@MP_Divest) April 13, 2018
#BREAKING Exxon’s scorched earth campaign to block our investigation was entirely rejected by the courts once again. Now #Exxon must come forward with the truth: what it knew about climate change and when.https://t.co/9jne5z5SSC pic.twitter.com/a6fdEU5YkY
— Maura Healey (@MassAGO) April 13, 2018
Fossil fuel #divestment is “more important and urgent for Toronto than it is for New York,” CIGI’s @JeffRubin explains: https://t.co/B6NuAK6Sxw #cdnecon @MikeLapointeTO @m_layton
— CIGI (@CIGIonline) April 13, 2018
April 12
Danish pension fund @PKApension dumps 35 oil companies for their total disregard of the Paris Climate Agreement. Smart & moral investors are running for the exits, reinvesting oil spoils in the clean energy future. Join us @divestinvestorg. #FossilFree https://t.co/X2lYgoUzzJ
— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) April 12, 2018
Join @divestlondon to learn how you can act on climate change and get involved in #fossilfuel #divestment to make a #fairgreenlondon. Free tickets are available here https://t.co/T2oD2J9rb1 pic.twitter.com/nbVSYhpfPo
— Fossil Free Health (@divesthealth) April 12, 2018
JOB! Join @peopleandplanet's team of campaigners working with students nationwide to coordinate their #divestment, #sweatshopfree and #undoingborders campaigns on UK campuses. Apply before 20 April to be in with a chance: https://t.co/cURJrtc8Af
— NUS Sustainability (@NUS_sustainable) April 12, 2018
Splendid, provocative talk by Jeremy Grantham on #carbon risks for investors, calling for fresh thinking on #divestment opportunities https://t.co/HXXt4CZTXs
— Robert Falkner (@robert_falkner) April 12, 2018
.@arusbridger crediting the #divestment movement with reigniting people's interest in and inspiring action on climate change at #ijf18 pic.twitter.com/kv7ImajJhc
— Sophie Hemery (@SophieHemery) April 12, 2018
#FossilFree investing isn't just about avoiding coal, oil, and gas stocks – it also means finding clean energy leaders to invest in. Learn more about the Carbon Clean 200, a group of the largest companies making significant revenue from clean energy https://t.co/LzLHSlXScy
— Fossil Free Funds (@FossilFreeFunds) April 12, 2018
"#ExxonKnew, meet #ShellKnew". The @nytimes covers the release of internal @Shell documents by @decorrespondent and Climate Files: https://t.co/CraEOCSRFI "…particularly disturbing is Shell knew the risks and failed to act anyway.” pic.twitter.com/FLtFTOvspR
— Jelmer Mommers (@jhmommers) April 12, 2018
Demanding #divestment from @FossilFreeIndxs The Carbon Underground 200 companies?? "Meeting cancelled!" says @Cornell U. CFO to student climate group. via @CornellSun #CU200 https://t.co/tAN3rOaMDm
— Mike Palmieri (@mhpalmieri) April 12, 2018
April 11
BREAKING: New Zealand Govt to end offshore oil exploration.
"This is an historic moment, a huge win for our climate and for people power" –@RusselNorman https://t.co/ABzaunMI89 via @rnz_news #nzpol #endoil #keepitintheground #peoplevsoil #peoplepower
— Greenpeace NZ (@GreenpeaceNZ) April 11, 2018
We're meeting tonight 6-8pm at the New Rose on Essex Road to plan next steps for our campaign – this is an exciting time to get involved in the #divestment movement, all welcome!
— FossilFreeIslington (@divestislington) April 11, 2018
April 10
Today we're out asking people to #FreezeFossilFuels by writing to their local councils and calling on them to #divest. ❄️✊ >> https://t.co/i38NlTH5jo #fossilfree #fossilfuels pic.twitter.com/NqzNlcGH9p
— 350Australia (@350Australia) April 10, 2018
We're bringing together state, national, and international experts in the environmental, energy, legal, financial, and investment fields to talk about fossil fuel #divestment strategies on April 18. Details here: https://t.co/JcOILVZYrM pic.twitter.com/TzqR8aOK6t
— Rockefeller Institute (@RockefellerInst) April 10, 2018
April 9
Church #pension fund endowment goes 100% fossil fuel free https://t.co/gChUUiVh2g#ESG #divestment #investing #ClimateChange
— Amy Resnick (@Resnick_PI) April 9, 2018
Hi @KellyGilblom also worth checking out poor performance of Oil stocks vs broader market. #BigOil has been badly underperforming so there is a strong selfish economic argument for #divestment. pic.twitter.com/zag7ocAO95
— Divest Invest Europe (@DivestInvest_Eu) April 9, 2018
"#Divestment increases risk-adjusted financial returns even in a #fossilfuel heavy #financial #market such as #Canada. And so the #socially #responsible #investment #strategy also happens to be #beneficial from a financial point of view" https://t.co/x6pWUD45YB @ConversationUK pic.twitter.com/OoqJEly6AT
— IfYouWantTo (@iywt0) April 9, 2018
Well done! The @UGBC has passed a resolution calling for @BostonCollege to #divest within the next five years. Who's next? #divestment #fossilfree https://t.co/17f59LSlVA
— Genus Fossil Free (@GenusFossilFree) April 9, 2018
April 6
Presentations from all the speakers on #divestment are now available here: https://t.co/K5F4bkEE1O Carbon Tracker presentation via @KingsmillBond here: https://t.co/5K57GMBf4W pic.twitter.com/KeLUmg4vPb
— Carbon Tracker (@CarbonBubble) April 6, 2018
@divestinvestorg @PlatformLondon @divestlondon @350brooklyn @350NYC @DivestmentPost @divestandinvest @ellen_comptonf @hanleyfound @andytuit @dzarrilli @AshdenAwards @MarkRuffalo @LeoDiCaprio @adriangrenier @merckff @MMelissambeck @ParkFoundation @dicapriofdn @SierraClub @wildchu
— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) April 6, 2018
#ExxonKnew , and so did @Shell : https://t.co/OG2y9zujBC #climatechange #fossilfuels
— OpenInvest (@openinvestco) April 6, 2018
Oil giant Shell knew it's operations contribute to climate change since 1988: New Zealand Herald https://t.co/Q23TiIsqai
— EcoInternet (@EcoInternet3) April 6, 2018
These two stories broke this week –> Both Shell and Exxon were measuring their emissions impact decades ago. This may have implications for ongoing #climate lawsuits.
Exxon: https://t.co/sYWAfRpYyj
Shell: https://t.co/ScmQAHWGfx #ExxonKnew #shellknew
— Kyla Mandel (@kylamandel) April 6, 2018
1988 Shell environmental report shows the oil company knew climate change was real & devastating: https://t.co/dMaxoqbqJK pic.twitter.com/gRk5vH5uwj
— Slate (@Slate) April 6, 2018
#Bahrain has announced an 80billion barrel #oil find. Only a small % is likely to be recoverable & potentially at high cost. In a 2°C world with unburnable carbon, investors in marginal oil projects risk #StrandedAssets https://t.co/LywGWkdlCE https://t.co/G4fVMiUZOf
— Carbon Tracker (@CarbonBubble) April 6, 2018
Divest of fossil fuels for better returns: @UWaterloo study. #divestment #responsibleinvesting https://t.co/t9phOWdiPH pic.twitter.com/8eAzmSCpGA
— Advisor.ca (@advisorca) April 6, 2018
April 5
New report shows how @IEA scenarios are guiding governments & investors to high levels of fossil fuel growth & #climate change.
The company they keep isn't helping – it's time for IEA to boot the oil execs & start planning for climate success.
More: https://t.co/5njOylTnWy pic.twitter.com/E2Wrks3Du6
— Oil Change International (@PriceofOil) April 5, 2018
Citing Rising Risk, $67 Billion #California Pension Fund Will Sell #FossilFuel Holdings #divestment #climaterisk #keepitintheground https://t.co/mk4huwRpEN
— Andrew Eil (@AndrewEil1) April 5, 2018
“2018 is looking like the year of mass #divestment”
A flurry of announcements so far, especially from Europe, is setting the tone. @350 @GoFossilFree @womensmarchbcn https://t.co/diNlXC8eDi— Resistance Italy (@ResistanceItaly) April 5, 2018
Dear 'Very Serious People' of the climate world: "It’s time to apologize to activists & make fossil fuel supply restrictions part of the climate policy toolkit". #Divestment & other supply-side actions now seriously entering mainstream thinking: https://t.co/4X3cvulsqd
— Geoffrey Supran (@GeoffreySupran) April 5, 2018
Good news!
Last month we revealed a cozy relationship between @UniofNottingham and #coal industry lobbyists, now they're saying:
“We are actively considering our position on fossil fuel #divestment and hope to have more news on this soon”👍https://t.co/fOwQKM90gB— EEB (@Green_Europe) April 5, 2018
Hey @UWaterloo did you catch our @FossilFreeUW radio interview with @570NEWS @farwell_WR yesterday? We believe that #divestment is a way for the university to demonstrate leadership, precedence, and walk the talk on innovation https://t.co/OJRyuObNRD
— Truzaar Dordi (@truzaar) April 5, 2018
#Grassroots #divestment: organising your community to discuss taking your money out of the fossil fuel industry. https://t.co/9BpFJUm7sS
— Change for the Planet – Care for the People (@ChangeandCare) April 5, 2018
We celebrate @massucc Board of Director’s decision to transfer all of their assets currently invested with us to the Beyond Fossil Fuels Balanced Fund! https://t.co/sUTLExrib0 CC: @jimantal #ESG #SRI #beyondfossilfuels pic.twitter.com/LzUxYmAbhR
— United Church Funds (@UCFunds) April 5, 2018
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