Not-to-be-missed tweeted news on the #fossilfuel #divestment global movement.
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February 28
"What happened at Standing Rock has awakened many of my own people, and people across the world." |via @guardian #nodapl #StandingRock #defundDAPL https://t.co/spt2b937gI
— OpenInvest (@openinvestco) February 28, 2018
Seven #climatechange myths that big oil continues to perpetuate @ConversationUK https://t.co/3SwhnTO92s
— Julie Gorte (@jgorte) February 28, 2018
Fossil Free Stanford releases new #divestment petition — https://t.co/8ihs4tRc4B
— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) February 28, 2018
February 27
New York City, Albany Part Ways on Divesting Fossil-Fuel Stocks https://t.co/8ljKjyYgtD via @markets #divestinvest #ESG #NYC #divestment #cleanenergy #climatechange
— Emily Chasan (@echasan) February 27, 2018
1/ “Governments have increasingly turned divestment from their state pension funds into a weapon in the fight against climate change, even though its costs & benefits remain unclear.” Really? And how do we fare when we apply that lens to shareholder engagement on climate?
— Divest Invest (@divestinvestorg) February 27, 2018
2/ With engagement, the costs and benefits are clear — high and nil, respectively. But @eroston does make the case for divestment after all, via this chart showing @MSCI_Inc fossil free index making mo’ money for smart investors: e.g., @BilldeBlasio @NYCComptroller @WallaceGlobal pic.twitter.com/ZhOEpitn1w
— Divest Invest (@divestinvestorg) February 27, 2018
.@BenHulac talks with FFI CEO @chrisito88 and Kepos Capital's Bob Litterman on what could be the next "Big Short". #fossilfuel #divestment #strandedassets https://t.co/wYV7PVsQTW
— FFI (@FossilFreeIndxs) February 27, 2018
February 26
Kudos to students leading #divestpitt. Remember Pitt divested from South Africa. I know as I was on that committee that they set up back then! Keep it up, head of Paris Agreement just said #divestment 1 of 3 things we must do to achieve it! https://t.co/gkr4Lmif8K
— Ellen Dorsey (@EllenD35) February 26, 2018
“Move your investments to clean energy now.” @CFigueres lists #DivestInvest as one of top 3 actions all of us can do to fight climate change. @EllenD35 @WallaceGlobal @350NYC @dzarrilli @350brooklyn @HipHopCaucus @EJinAction @Women4Climate @c40cities @MarkWatts40 #Women4Climate pic.twitter.com/PbvcoLMG39
— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) February 26, 2018
February 24
Oil companies and the global energy transition: my presentation at an otherwise off-the-record investor meeting in the City of London yesterday is now posted on https://t.co/GqMOyBNkp3 (Repeat of yesterday's with correct link – thanks for pointing out)
— Jeremy Leggett (@JeremyLeggett) February 24, 2018
February 23
Dear @anja_rechenberg, Allianz made indeed a major divestment step in 2015. But the divestment criteria by Generali go beyond of what @Allianz has decided in terms of affected coal companies. Another huge remaining loophole: Ongoing coal insurance of BOTH @Allianz & @Generali!
— urgewald (@urgewald) February 23, 2018
February 22
@MoxieFuture Founder Jessica Robinson speaking in Singapore "The reasoning that the banks use [for funding coal] has come to the point where it is no longer acceptable" #divestment #responsibleinvestment #impinv https://t.co/6228WWgZHc
— Moxie Future (@MoxieFuture) February 22, 2018
'If everyone involved in #USSstrike got involved in @ShareActionUK campaign to divest their pension from fossil fuels, it would have a massive impact in the fight against climate change.'
Join here -> https://t.co/neTt9jkRWK
#ThursdayThoughts #WorldThinkingDay #pensionstrike— Will Yeates (@WYeates) February 22, 2018
'We believe that carbon is mispriced globally': great to see RIAA member New Zealand Superannuation Fund making strong progress with divesting investments with carbon exposure. #esg #climatechange #divestment #fossilfuels @NZSuperFund https://t.co/w830zXA7aO
— RIAA (@RIAANews) February 22, 2018
.@Generali, your coal policy does not go far enough. You must both divest AND cease to underwrite #coal. #UnfriendCoal #BeyondCoal https://t.co/YlEe8cBeIL pic.twitter.com/QFv9XQEd0y
— UnfriendCoal (@UnfriendCoal) February 22, 2018
February 21
“We can’t rely on the federal government to solve our climate crisis.” @dzarrilli in conversation w/ @Clara_Vondrich on Climate Policy + #DivestInvest Movement. Then, Christian Parenti on early manifestations of #ClimateCrisis in the urbanscape. Watch: https://t.co/quaojEe5zC pic.twitter.com/jBB68dSU3c
— Laura Flanders Show (@theLFshow) February 20, 2018
New guide to #DivestInvest #divestment written by and for institutional investors now available online. https://t.co/XEZl6YYUpN pic.twitter.com/vI4vW2puoh
— Divest Invest Europe (@DivestInvest_Eu) February 21, 2018
#FossilFree campaigners at @CardiffPandP have been forced to escalate their #divestment campaign after years of work @cardiffuni FULLY DIVEST NOW! ❌ pic.twitter.com/hBHAxH7UAn
— People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) February 21, 2018
Great piece from @MoneyWeek on #divestment. Showing ex-fossil fuel portfolios are substantially outperforming their benchmarks. Congrats to pioneers @ImpaxAM @WHEBsustainable @LiontrustFuture @FundsmithLLP https://t.co/sGZdThOHqB
— Divest Invest Europe (@DivestInvest_Eu) February 21, 2018
To facilitate the transition to a society with low environmental impact, our BoD approved today the strategy on #climatechange. Here the full #pressrelease: https://t.co/b2V6E9LUO6#GeneraliClimateStrategy pic.twitter.com/wGHe5sRhJT
— Generali Group (@GENERALI) February 21, 2018
After joining the Paris Pledge for Action in 2015 as part of COP 21, our commitment to environment and climate continues. Find out more about #GeneraliClimateStrategy https://t.co/b2V6E9LUO6 pic.twitter.com/4X4yGhkzyr
— Generali Group (@GENERALI) February 21, 2018
.@ShareActionUK @JeanneMartin25 comments on how the success of the #divestment movement has enabled #engagement. https://t.co/twAsg4WHD9
— FFI (@FossilFreeIndxs) February 21, 2018
The fossil fuel #divestment movement is sparking a healthy debate in universities, charities and across society by asking the question: what is your money doing? https://t.co/lv6axcwEBL
— Triodos Bank UK (@triodosuk) February 21, 2018
It is immoral for an institution like Swarthmore, which prides itself on social responsibility, to continue to invest in companies that threaten our futures and the safety of our communities | #Divestment in @swatphoenix https://t.co/Y9JchVuNH5
— Divestment Post (@DivestmentPost) February 21, 2018
Either BP is right and the physical impacts of #climate change will become unmanageable, or it's wrong and it's assets could become stranded #ESGhttps://t.co/RlJexnVVFT
— Novethic ESG Watch (@NovethicESG) February 21, 2018
Why 2018 Is The Year That #Divestment Is Finally Going Mainstream https://t.co/xX1hvpwyDC via @cleantechnica
— BIG AL (@HOPE4THE_FUTURE) February 21, 2018
February 19
Largest 200 clean energy companies best fossil fuel benchmark by 16% https://t.co/L2AlFRs2nC pic.twitter.com/h5dBi3tvwJ
— EnvironmentalFinance (@Enviro_Finance) February 19, 2018
The Times in UK calculates that #Divestment increased returns for funds that did it 8.3% over the last 5 years – a trend that i think will accelerate over the next 5 years as #Dispatchable #Renewables + #Batteries is increasingly the cheapest form of energy world-wide @IRENA https://t.co/JWDOLCBLOg
— Jim Boyle (@JamesFBoyle) February 19, 2018
February 18
“IT NEEDN’T ROCK YOUR RETURNS TO DIVEST FROM FOSSIL FUELS” It’s official: The Times of London just swept Best Headline of the Year https://t.co/DtddJmM9N3 by Brian Kennedy @DavyGroup @thetimes @thesundaytimes @SunTimesIreland @CarbonBubble @billmckibben @100isNow @divestinvestorg
— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) February 18, 2018
More evidence that #divestment is good for the planet and is also a good investment strategy. #ExxonKnew #divestnow #divestinvest
— Greg Dennis (@GreenGregDennis) February 18, 2018
February 16
Full report from Boston Common: "Explicit exclusions for the financing of the most intensive high-carbon sectors (such as tar sands) are becoming an industry norm – 71% have adopted public exclusion policies linked to such carbon-intensive practices." https://t.co/WKwmejIjLC
— Andrew Montes (@__andrew_m) February 16, 2018
The @OECD and @UNFCCC (us too!) are looking at you, German Parliament. #TaxFossilFuels now! Launch #CarbonTax already! What‘s creating the damage must have a high cost. https://t.co/g41k5Ehua5
— Fossil Free Berlin (@DivestBerlin) February 16, 2018
New #Clean200 report: Investors are looking over the horizon and starting to see the long-term decline of the fossil fuel era. @AsYouSow @corporateknight https://t.co/HfoWgGpQ4p
— FFI (@FossilFreeIndxs) February 16, 2018
We stand in solidarity with @FielderJackie, 23 year old young woman of the Mandan, Hidatsa, Mnicoujou Lakota Peoples, who has taken extraordinary action to step up as leader in global movement for #divestment from #FossilFuels https://t.co/UFOY8QgDlO
— WECAN, International (@WECAN_INTL) February 16, 2018
@LancetCountdown health + #climatechange brief for the Australian Government recommends:
1. infrastructure to fight disease spread + climate extremes,
2. nat. health + #climatechange strategy,
3. meeting Paris targets, and
4. fossil fuel #divestment https://t.co/dJDDDtl2R7— James Goldie (@rensa_co) February 16, 2018
February 15
Board of Trustees [at Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon] Votes to #Divest From Fossil Fuels – https://t.co/DhrIGyyiOp #Divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) February 15, 2018
WOWWW!! De @PostcodeLoterij steunt ons en @350 met 1 miljoen Euro!!!! Wat een enorme waardering voor ons werk en geweldige motivatie om de macht van fossiel te breken en met onze burgerbeweging een leefbaar klimaat veilig te stellen! pic.twitter.com/SDrMXJyDvm
— Fossielvrij NL🔥 (@FossielvrijNL) February 15, 2018
#SriAgenda ICYMI | #webinar recording: Live #LaudatoSi With #FossilFuel #Divestment Decisions: the #prophetic stand of #Australian #Catholic organizations "@arrcc1 v @FinamoreDaniela https://t.co/B9zRWxnhM2 @CathClimateMvmt @tomasinsua @giuliabond @CAFOD @CIDSE @ud_hsi @Ecojesuit
— Sri Event (@SriEvent) February 15, 2018
February 14
News release: Dalhousie Board of Governors approve motion regarding fossil fuel divestment https://t.co/B4xyhp2gJh #divestdal #Divestment via @DivestDal
— Nova Scotia Advocate (@ns_advocate) February 14, 2018
Check out People & Planet Edinburgh telling the story of their recent #divestment in New Internationalist 👏😎❌ https://t.co/FLmtkfa9xe
— People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) February 14, 2018
From our blog: "Divest from Fossil Fuels—and Invest in the Planet." Learn what it takes to #invest in the #environment, society and governance (ESG) and put your money where your green values are. https://t.co/mdJIYOR5Ws #ESG #divest #invest #SRI pic.twitter.com/kPwtN9V0OZ
— CleanChoice Energy (@CleanChoice) February 14, 2018
February 13
Breaking news! @RepJerryNadler, ranking Democrat on the powerful House Judiciary Committee, just agreed to take the #NoFossilFuelMoney pledge!
— Sunrise NYC 🌅 (@sunrisemvmtnyc) February 13, 2018
Today I opened an account with @AmalgamatedBank and will be moving away my #WellsFargo Checking. Its my own #Divestment commitment and was part of my #2018Goals
— Idalin Bobé 👩🏽💻 (@IdalinBobe) February 13, 2018
Divestment Is Now Mainstream. What Next for the Radical #ClimateJustice Movement? @Chris_Saltmarsh https://t.co/GqrpHkjnuS
— Novara Media (@novaramedia) February 13, 2018
February 12
You are here.
800,000 years of atmospheric carbon dioxide. This is human-caused #climatechange. pic.twitter.com/58cA3v4ldE— Peter Gleick (@PeterGleick) February 12, 2018
#Divestment is more than an attempt to defund #FossilFuel companies. It highlights the extent to which the financial system can act as a driver of #ClimateChange. https://t.co/EkDY1CNoPR
— Eurosif (@Eurosif) February 12, 2018
February 10
https://t.co/870h52109t A new study shows that fully implementing the Paris agreement will lead to much more divestment than previously thought. #paris #divestment #fossilfuels #climatechange
— OURISK (@OURISK) February 10, 2018
February 9
Irish Parliament Votes to Ban New Fossil Fuel Exploration https://t.co/FG0eiKn3By @greenpeace @foeeurope @DeSmogBlog #Ireland #FossilFuels @cher
— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) February 9, 2018
Bill proposing ban to fossil fuel exploration clears first hurdle in Irish parliament. Go @Trocaire, go Ireland! https://t.co/nthIEB4iQp vía @IrishTimes
— Tomás Insua (@tomasinsua) February 9, 2018
Six insurance giants are using subsidiary businesses (such as pension funds) to invest in #Poland’s #coal power plants… after having pledged to #divest from the industry. https://t.co/7diNfLcpjP pic.twitter.com/MkGCqw7KZB
— DeSmog UK (@DeSmogUK) February 9, 2018
Rationales for fossil fuel divestment – Professor Benjamin Richardson @UTas_ @climatejustice3 #CJC2018 #divest #divestment #climatejustice https://t.co/Fz8yPTOffA #auslaw #auspol #aus pic.twitter.com/k19zSPA38J
— Matthew Rimmer (@DrRimmer) February 9, 2018
What in Tar-nation?: Why Tar Sands Really Suck [from Georgetown University Fossil Free, Washington, D.C.] – https://t.co/1tvogxlAht #Divest #Divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) February 9, 2018
February 8
David Levy @UMassBoston at #divestment bill legislative briefing "Mass is thriving in low carbon economy" @massdivest @MarjorieDecker #maleg #mapoli pic.twitter.com/k6lFco7vHz
— Mass Sierra Club (@MassSierraClub) February 8, 2018
February 6
Al Gore says "The Stone Age didn't end because of a lack of Stones.". Referring to divesting in fossil fuels. #FTCFS
— Carol Pepper (@PepperIntl) February 6, 2018
The science is clear. As a University community, we have a responsibility to act on the research and insights from our faculty and students. That’s why we’re committed to a fossil fuel-free future. https://t.co/lOCLeje1qZ pic.twitter.com/ZUzk3YPUY9
— Sustainable Harvard (@GreenHarvard) February 6, 2018
Why @Harvard is committing to fossil fuel-free future. @HarvardHBS Rebecca Henderson explains: https://t.co/QiPQNkjCXL
— HBS Environment (@HBSBEI) February 7, 2018
BREAKING: Paris votes to follow in New York's footsteps by exploring suing the fossil fuel industry for climate damages 💰 AND lobbying other cities like London to #divest ❌
View the press release in English: https://t.co/oKKFDU8tqj https://t.co/XQyNlsLMMR
— Fossil Free UK (@FossilFree_UK) February 6, 2018
February 5
#Sussex University goes #fossilfree, another win for #divestment
Watch the campaigns #victory video: https://t.co/ozCMfmlYKt pic.twitter.com/wmKK4AqwTL— People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) February 5, 2018
The University has announced that it will complete its transition out of fossil fuel investments within three years. #ZeroBy2040 Read more: https://t.co/B4iBDBEu7C pic.twitter.com/2umXd8WUsL
— UoE Sustainability (@EdSust) February 5, 2018
San Francisco Pension Fund Re-examining Fossil Fuel Investments – https://t.co/dMUaaMeFj1 #Divestment #Divest
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) February 5, 2018
February 3
3-part strategy for beating climate change with local POWER by the PEOPLE: (1) DIVEST from loser FF stocks (2) INVEST in clean & FAIR energy transition to 100% Wind, Water & Sun (3) BLOCK new FF infrastructure https://t.co/mYBkLHQV6F #DivestInvest #EJ #FossilFree #JustTransition
— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) February 3, 2018
#DefundETP protest just started outside @usbank headquarters in Minneapolis!
Our message is clear: it's unacceptable to fund pipelines that destroy climate and communities. #StopETP #SBLIIBlackOut #SBLive pic.twitter.com/Nv4HpyizbZ
— Oil Change International (@PriceofOil) February 3, 2018
Canadian universities are investing in #oil giants, and students are putting up a fight. Inside the battle for #divestment on campuses across the country@madihaslam via @thismagazinehttps://t.co/GqIHf3llxm
— Divestment Post (@DivestmentPost) February 3, 2018
February 2
We're proud to have met our first #fossilfuel #divestment target https://t.co/tO6SAEdALm #fossilfree #climatechange pic.twitter.com/JbrKawZZWP
— Bristol University (@BristolUni) February 2, 2018
Join us tomorrow for our first open meeting of 2018, and be part of shaping a #fossilfree #Hackney. All welcome! https://t.co/WzlY26jihk #divestment #climateaction #blueplanet2 #divest #communityaction
— Divest Hackney (@divesthackney) February 2, 2018
February 1
.@BernieSanders: The days of the fossil fuel industry are numbered. But we need *everyone* to come together if we are to meet the challenge of climate change and bring about a renewable energy economy for all #FossilFree #ClimateResistance #energydemocracy #FossilFreeFast pic.twitter.com/1HGikJ1gLy
— Power Shift Network (@powershiftnet) February 1, 2018
"We must fight until there is #NotAPennyMore flowing to fossil fuels around the world!" @billmckibben urging all institutions to follow lead of @WorldBank & NYC & #StopFundingFossils. #FossilFree #ClimateResistance pic.twitter.com/m1C2530zam
— Oil Change International (@PriceofOil) February 1, 2018
"We can't just focus on the carbon. We have to focus on the money. It's always about the money." @NaomiAKlein speaking at the #fossilfreefast in DC.
Couldn't agree more. We need to take on the wealthy elites running our country and build a world that works for all of us.
— Garrett Blad 🌅 (@gblad) February 1, 2018
Because organized people beat organized money every time. #FossilFreeFast – 100% renewable, #KeepItInTheGround #divest pic.twitter.com/kZ19cZP32N
— Divest 4 Democracy (@democracydivest) February 1, 2018
Tonight is just the beginning of the fight for a #FossilFree world. First we watched, now we take action. Join the U.S. #ClimateResistance at one of the next steps calls here: https://t.co/FPHq5EV6s3 pic.twitter.com/K3459puOxB
— 350 dot org (@350) February 1, 2018
Sorry, but these are two academic papers from @SchulichSchool and @PIK_Climate that provide empirical evidence that #divestment is the right way to go https://t.co/Ho5OpJhx4L and https://t.co/Vpxubhwnuo https://t.co/5yWMQMBukf
— Olaf Weber (@olaf_weber) February 1, 2018
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