The most recent news on the #fossilfuel #divestment movement from all over the world (that means: from Twitter).
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January 31
“Divesting from carbon intensive assets” should become a “truly global phenomenon,” says UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed #InvestorSummit2018 pic.twitter.com/kXaCHi2loy
— Jamie Henn (@Agent350) January 31, 2018
"I view #divestment as complementary to #engagement. I remain committed to engagement, but I think we're not moving fast enough and we need more tools. I believe genie is out of the bottle and divestment can be a positive." @NYCComptroller #InvestorSummit2018
— Ceres (@CeresNews) January 31, 2018
.@yngve_slyngstad, CEO of Norges Bank: “We evaluate the tool of #divestment by looking at places where the market doesn't work. There are clearly companies in the world that impose a cost on society that is not priced. ” #InvestorSummit2018
— Ceres (@CeresNews) January 31, 2018
Fossil fuel #divestment “isn’t just about saving the world – it’s just as much about saving your portfolio”: CIGI’s @JeffRubin.
Rubin will discuss the impact of climate risk on portfolios at a series of events in partnership w/ @MSCI_Inc – learn more: https://t.co/6WEdiCYhah pic.twitter.com/dKhh64huWs
— CIGI (@CIGIonline) January 31, 2018
Indeed! Are you aware that BlackRock funds oil companies drilling deep in the Amazon rainforest on indigenous peoples' territories?
Climate-awareness is a good 1st step, but #ClimateAction must follow for it to matter.
Does BlackRock have a #fossilfree #divestment plan? pic.twitter.com/zWNO5vkxE4
— AMAZON WATCH (@AmazonWatch) January 31, 2018
January 30
BREAKING: @BP_plc admits oil reserves will be stranded. “Not every barrel of oil in the world will get produced. We’re facing competition from alternative sources of energy like never before.” https://t.co/BF7XY9sX6u #KeepItInTheGround @billmckibben @CampanaleMark #divestinvest
— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) January 30, 2018
Announcing #CO2-pricing triggers #divestment from #coal even before regulation kicks in – IF policy signals are strong & credible: new @NatureComms study with PIK, @ucl, @TofMcGlade, @MCC_Berlin. Interesting: divestment effect prevails over 'green paradox' https://t.co/FQmWmFZsuD pic.twitter.com/YEtcogoe3m
— Potsdam Institute (@PIK_Climate) January 30, 2018
Great paper on the effect of #divestment, saying it reduces emissions @truzaar @dustynlanz https://t.co/Vpxubhwnuo Divestment prevails over the green paradox when anticipating strong future climate policies
— Olaf Weber (@olaf_weber) January 30, 2018
#Divestment beats the #GreenParadox if substantial #carbonpricing is credibly announced new study by @PIK_Climate + #MCC + @uclnews finds. https://t.co/s4hutUpj0q pic.twitter.com/aowi1ccbwO
— MCC Berlin (@MCC_Berlin) January 30, 2018
Good that #ParisAgreement is triggering #divestment from #coal https://t.co/3ZiB5EZBY5 However, we need an adequate #PriceOnCarbon to accelerate process to achieve Paris #climate goals @PIK_Climate pic.twitter.com/P2ilzr75Jr
— Patricia Espinosa C. (@PEspinosaC) January 30, 2018
++Angeklagt ++ Die Kohle-, Öl- und Gasindustrie vor Gericht. Wichtiger Bericht von @zeitonline https://t.co/SCcePdKll4 #FossilFree #KeepItInTheGround #Divestment
— Fossil Free Deutschland (@FossilFreeDe) January 30, 2018
45% of area #Quaker meetings have no investments in fossil fuels; 32% have actively divested – here's how 3 of them did it #KeepItInTheGround https://t.co/sgwwY37Klz
— Quakers in Britain (@BritishQuakers) January 30, 2018
January 29
New study on #Divestment in @NatureClimate that might be interesting for you. @priceofoil @UnfriendCoal @FossilFreeIndxs @DivestmentFacts @DivestBerlin @massdivest @FossilFreeCA https://t.co/XLno0c9dGG
— Nico Bauer (@NB_pik) January 29, 2018
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Banks slash coal loans by 50 per cent as investor pressure mounts#climate #finance #coal pic.twitter.com/t4Auyef0DR— Fred Bentler (@Bentler) January 29, 2018
From @HuddersfieldUni to #divestNYC grassroots organising is winning on fossil fuel #divestment! Its time for the rest of the UK's universities to go #fossilfree. Get involved: https://t.co/OZ25VczEzb
— ☠ JanUBerry☠ (@Snafflepuss) January 29, 2018
Mixed reactions as San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System approves a scaled-back #divestment plan. #ESG #SRIhttps://t.co/yM7ZTW3wne
— Eurosif (@Eurosif) January 29, 2018
January 27
Mark your calendars! This Wednesday, Jan 31st, powerful movement leaders like Bernie Sanders and Bill McKibben will come together in D.C. to host #FossilFree Fast. The event will be live-streamed at 8PM all over Michigan. Find the closest one to you! @350https://t.co/tmQVm3EjT7
— MI Climate Action (@MIClimateAction) January 27, 2018
Yes! Absolutely. #Divestment movements are clearly effective, because banks and oil companies target their marketing to try and persuade people to not divest.
— Lakota Law Project (@lakotalaw) January 27, 2018
January 26
Trump's position on climate change is pathetic and an embarrassment to the world. We must fight back. On Jan. 31, join me and tens of thousands of people across the U.S. as we tune in to chart the path to go #FossilFree. https://t.co/RttJgs7x66
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 26, 2018
Calls for legal action vs #fossilfuel companies multiply. https://t.co/r73VNypZ76 #mapoli #H3281 @masstreasury #divestma
— MassDivest (@massdivest) January 26, 2018
In Germany, people are coping with direct threats to their homes and places of worship from expanding coal infrastructure. Faith is an important source of hope – and a potent force for resistance in Germany, the Pacific, and around the world. cc: @greenfaithworld https://t.co/cPe5C9MWvu
— Global Catholic Climate Mvt. (@CathClimateMvmt) January 26, 2018
Thomas Buberl, CEO of #insurance company AXA SA lays out the #coal #divestment case loud and clear in @Reuters_Davos. #BeyondCoal @AXA https://t.co/7fmJHZZUk7 pic.twitter.com/XiYdluTIe2
— UnfriendCoal (@UnfriendCoal) January 26, 2018
"Climate change results in fossil-fuel powered power plants being phased out. It's a fact. This is a threat to companies not adjusting but for us an opportunity" – Horst Kayser @Siemens #EFMDdeans
— Jonas Haertle (@jonas_haertleUN) January 26, 2018
When it comes to #climatechange, actions, not only words, matter: NGOs insist @jpmorgan & @blackrock stop lending to oil companies' projects in Ecuador & Peru: https://t.co/ZSvEmwSD11 #divestment #sustainability via @LeonKaye
— TriplePundit.com (@TriplePundit) January 26, 2018
January 25
Macron: France Will Shut All Coal-Fired Power Stations by 2021 https://t.co/aJb2WuBkU4 #Macron #France #coal @BeyondCoal @NRDC @billmckibben @Greenpeace @foeeurope @ClimateReality
— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) January 25, 2018
3 Strategies to Get to a #FossilFree America via @thenation #justtransition #keepitintheground #divestment https://t.co/KIyZekbzH3
— Divest 4 Democracy (@democracydivest) January 25, 2018
#Divestment breakthrough as Merseyside pension fund shifts £370m away from fossil fuels https://t.co/QOIpY8xVGS @FT @BusinessDesk @guardianeco @LGANews @LAPFForum @CarolineLucas @BBCBusiness @BBCNWT @bbcmerseyside @GranadaReports @LivEchonews @WIRRALGLOBENEWS @IndoBusiness
— Cllr Pat Cleary (@PatCleary2) January 25, 2018
Mercer recommends NYCERs adopt strategy that includes #divestment of Higgs cost, high carbon reserves & coal powered utilities, moving passive equity to #ESG alternatives, and 1% to sustainable investments by 2020. Plus annual reporting.
— Divest 4 Democracy (@democracydivest) January 25, 2018
January 24
No no no! Shareholder activists have had 20 yrs + to engage Big Oil on climate and enviro reforms. Where are we now? Global emissions ever-rising, last year at record breaking speed. ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY IS A FAILED STRATEGY!!! #NewChant #DivestSF
— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) January 24, 2018
"As leaders of our two great American cities, we proudly stand together to support any entity looking to divest from fossil fuels," – @NYCMayor & @LondonBreed on the San Fran #divestment vote happening NOW. https://t.co/erEZXBuzUN
— Lindsay Meiman (@lindsaymeim14) January 24, 2018
The decision will be made today: Will #SFERS #divest from fossil fuels? It's the right choice for the planet and for the stability of city employees' pensions. Join us @ 1 pm today and speak up for #divestment! Details here: https://t.co/IWjyszgsvK #DivestSFERS pic.twitter.com/BHVQzaFX1F
— Sierra Club, SF Bay (@SFBaySierraClub) January 24, 2018
SF Retirement Fund Board finally confronts #fossilfuel #divestment today at 1 pm: https://t.co/RBnY8iyUU9 via @sfchronicle #divestSF
— Brightline Defense (@BrightlineDef) January 24, 2018
Thanks @CDP for recognizing the Power & Prudence of #divestment. Here’s to peaking emissions by 2020 & accelerating the clean energy transition @BilldeBlasio @dzarrilli @NYCMayorsOffice @MayorInnovation @divestinvestorg @350NYC @350brooklyn @CFigueres @HipHopCaucus #Mission2020 https://t.co/75rS1Jz05w
— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) January 24, 2018
"As investments and as an energy source, fossil fuels have nowhere to go but down." Why San Francisco and NYC are divesting from fossil fuels: https://t.co/dt1btukdql
— CDP (@CDP) January 24, 2018
From @HuddersfieldUni to #divestNYC grassroots organising is winning on fossil fuel #divestment! Its time for the rest of the UK's universities to go #fossilfree. Get involved: https://t.co/5NFdcaki5V
— Online Activist (@atarianactivist) January 24, 2018
Huddersfield University becomes 60th UK university to #divest from fossil fuels – https://t.co/sFXCm65pjs #Divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) January 24, 2018
#Fossilfree #divestment VICTORY as @HuddersfieldUni confirm they don't invest in #fossilfuels and don't plan to! ✊❌ pic.twitter.com/W8oaEk5mib
— People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) January 24, 2018
January 23
Fossil fuel #divestment doesn't seem to impair portfolio performance. Check our paper in Ecological Economics: https://t.co/cSgkZGC55l#FossilFree
— Arjan Trinks (@ArjanTrinks) January 23, 2018
January 22
Lloyd's of London to #divest from #coal over climate change | Business @andytuit @maurizioi @behindenergy https://t.co/ogYJCYNIH9
— Cecilia Bergamasco (@cecberg) January 22, 2018
#FossilFuels Are Facing a $1.4 Billion #Solar Problem in Texas https://t.co/7CaqD5dIbJ pic.twitter.com/iOGC39cEgQ
— Ethical Markets (@ethicalmarkets) January 22, 2018
All eyes on San Francisco as the city’s pension board prepares to vote on #divestment this Wednesday.
If NYC can do it, there’s no excuse left. #DivestSF #DivestNY #FossilFree https://t.co/uHToEHyaM2
— Fossil Free (@GoFossilFree) January 22, 2018
January 20
MP backs Zero Carbon #divestment calls as report day looms for University https://t.co/SoDdBGH02p
— Georges Dyer (@georgesdyer) January 20, 2018
January 19
“We need to stop putting CO2 into the atmosphere and we need to do it now. The young people are absolutely key – make them understand that their future is at risk.” @GraemeMaxton at #FINEXUS2018 with @SimPolProject @JosephEStiglitz @CIF_Action @ClubOfRome @Zurich @ING_news
— LindaBach (@LindaBach14) January 19, 2018
NGOs are saying enough is enough, urging the world’s largest financial institutions to stop lending to energy companies operating in the Amazonian rainforests of #Ecuador & #Peru: https://t.co/tE9YmZkFDi #divestment #oilandgas by @LeonKaye
— TriplePundit.com (@TriplePundit) January 19, 2018
@Fossilfreeindxs explain how to actually get #divestment done. https://t.co/S9a2DZx74P @masstreasury #mapoli @marjoriedecker @gofossilfree #divestma #H3281
— MassDivest (@massdivest) January 19, 2018
January 18
Potential Losses of #fossilfuel investments @truzaar https://t.co/ajr01eqpUr via @wordpressdotcom
— Olaf Weber (@olaf_weber) January 18, 2018
#divestment now! As @DimitriZ says ‘stop trying to predict the future – invest in it’ Money is moving from fossil fuels to renewables – join https://t.co/9uaMCBYtyk
— futerra (@futerra) January 18, 2018
The battle against #ClimateChange has many fronts.
Some fight #Divestment campaigns.
Some #StopAdani.
Some #Recycle.
Some create climate #emojis so we can #Whatsapp our mates more effectively.https://t.co/qogvDjNoEP
— Healthy Futures (@HealthyFuturez) January 18, 2018
Evidence suggests fossil fuel divestment "does not impair portfolio performance" , and generally that low carbon stocks perform better, recent analysis published in @EcologicalEcon may be of interest to @trocaire @SCC_Ireland @NTMA_IE pic.twitter.com/m7sVLNOWn6
— Joseph Curtin (@jmcurtin) January 18, 2018
Renewable energy will be cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020, according to a new report https://t.co/pYbaDog4Iz via @
— Bruce Davis (@oikonomics) January 18, 2018
January 17
Finally! SFERS Board meets on divestment January 24, 1pm. Send comments to norm.nickens@sfgov.org #actonclimate #divestment https://t.co/hNtnnn36hu
— FossilFreeCalifornia (@FossilFreeCA) January 17, 2018
January 13
Motion to sue Big Oil now introduced in Los Angeles City Council! pic.twitter.com/9Uq1jAPhI8
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) January 13, 2018
January 11
Congrats New York City for announcing plans to #divest pension funds of #fossilfuels assets worth USD 5 billion https://t.co/ve8K5eiNYB #Divestment is crucial to achieve #ParisAgreement goals & #GlobalGoals pic.twitter.com/4MBQWfRs1J
— Patricia Espinosa C. (@PEspinosaC) January 11, 2018
Let's go carbon-free! 🌍 Check out our step-by-step guide to getting your local government pension fund to invest in cleaner, greener technologies 💬 💷 https://t.co/dbTnrntriL pic.twitter.com/0TZ86AWBaa
— UNISON – the union (@unisontweets) January 11, 2018
While we’re at it, let’s tell @blackrock to divest from fossil fuels. https://t.co/2R794s6YrE
— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) January 11, 2018
Perfect day – January 10
New York City to divest $189 billion pensions from from fossil fuels and files lawsuit against @exxonmobil @Chevron @conocophillips @Shell @BP_plc for climate damages https://t.co/9zEjZLGSaF #DivestNY #Divestment #ExxonKnew #climatechange #ClimateAction #fossilfree
— Richard Brooks ☀️ (@RichBrooks350) January 10, 2018
Game changing: congratulations to all of the #divestment activists, #350, and #fossilfree allies. https://t.co/2dSDgzGK2t
— Ellen Dorsey (@EllenD35) January 10, 2018
HUGE WIN FOR THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT & ACTIVISTS WORLDWIDE: New York City pensions worth $189B to divest from fossil fuels. Biggest pledge of U.S. city to date https://t.co/CJXVda98k4 Thank you @BilldeBlasio @NYCComptroller for courage to lead! @RockBrosFund @WallaceGlobal @350NYC
— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) January 10, 2018
#DivestNY #ExxonKnew https://t.co/Duby1cp6NL
— Lindsay Meiman (@lindsaymeim14) January 10, 2018
BREAKING: NYC will divest its $191B pension funds from fossil fuels and today will announce lawsuit for damages from climate change!
This is just the beginning. The global tide is turning. #FossilFree #DivestNY https://t.co/oZY1eGucuN— Fossil Free (@GoFossilFree) January 10, 2018
#Divestment going mainstream: NYC Taking Steps to Divest Pension Funds of Fossil Fuels https://t.co/cwE33jY6bD
— Olaf Weber (@olaf_weber) January 10, 2018
NYC announces plans to #divest the city's five pension funds of roughly $5 billion in fossil fuel investments. Supposedly, the largest divestment of any municipality in the U.S. to date! #ESG #SRIhttps://t.co/5rOylUYoTq
— Eurosif (@Eurosif) January 10, 2018
WOW: New York City schließt sich der #Divestment-Bewegung an und verklagt Exxon, Shell und weitere Klimakiller-Unternehmen auf Schadenersatz für Klimafolgen. Pressemitteilung mit exklusivem Zitat von New Yorks Bürgermeister Bill de Blasio hier: https://t.co/IfhZBT7TQQ #FossilFree pic.twitter.com/1Ph1u0OKFf
— Fossil Free Deutschland (@FossilFreeDe) January 10, 2018
Today was an incredible day. Hearing the mayor of the biggest city in the richest country on earth announce a lawsuit against 5 oil majors for climate damages AND fossil fuel divestment? Wow. We needed this. We will build on it. Was such an honour to be asked to say a few words. https://t.co/PIFiGXJ3XX
— Naomi Klein (@NaomiAKlein) January 10, 2018
NYC is the first big city in America to sue and divest from Big Oil. #stopfundingfossils pic.twitter.com/7aqjV3E46J
— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) January 10, 2018
New York City is the first big city in America to sue AND divest from Big Oil. #DivestNY #stopfundingfossils pic.twitter.com/aziLx3HEnQ
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 10, 2018
Unison [U.K. public-employee union] launches bid for carbon-free Local Government Pension Schemes within five years – https://t.co/OnUZGlaR35 #Divestment #Divest
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) January 10, 2018
January 9
Ready to go #fossilfree in 2018? Download our FREE guide to get started: https://t.co/MTGoaH4sK1
— Green Century (@Green__Century) January 9, 2018
Read about #divestment in NY and the leverage it creates in MA. https://t.co/1dsdMcvbGA #divestma #H3281 #mapoli @masstreasury
— MassDivest (@massdivest) January 9, 2018
The activism of Fielder, @MazaskaTalks and other indigenous women has inspired people & groups worldwide to join the #divestment movement. @BritandCohttps://t.co/KBZB9GI8bZ
— Madrid Resistance (@madridresist) January 9, 2018
January 8
#Divestment: Auch AXA-Konzern verkauft Beteiligungen an Kohleunternehmen. https://t.co/2MBT3YBHLO
— Rüdiger Brechler (@eRBe_67) January 8, 2018
Islington Council must do more! Great work so far on cleaning up the pension fund but members and residents want full #divestment. Baby steps are not enough to save the planet from climate disaster.@IslingtonBC @richardgreening @andyhullhttps://t.co/jxmEbtKbef
— FossilFreeIslington (@divestislington) January 8, 2018
January 5
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Plans to drill the Arctic undermine Norway's high moral and fiscal standard on climate set by its #divestment actions. Drilling in the Arctic is both financially & environmentally risky. https://t.co/h7YqtLtHCU
— Divest 4 Democracy (@democracydivest) January 5, 2018
Investors, now we have your attention on climate change | #climaterisk #strandedassets #Divestment https://t.co/k6YOogmijR via @smh
— Divestment Post (@DivestmentPost) January 5, 2018
January 4
Former deputy state Comptroller Tom Sanzillo in @timesunion on New York State and @NYGovCuomo leading on fossil fuel divestment of $200 billion state pension fund https://t.co/4ORnA5Tq01 @NYSComptroller #DivestNY #divestment #NYSOTS
— Richard Brooks ☀️ (@RichBrooks350) January 4, 2018
In 2017 sustainable investing #ESG indexes that excluded fossil fuel companies or used an ESG strategy to emphasize companies with better sustainability metrics showed some of the strongest returns versus broad benchmarks. https://t.co/8mgt394JZD via @echasan pic.twitter.com/fjLf7wfv49
— Fossil Free Funds (@FossilFreeFunds) January 4, 2018
January 3
What are your #investment "hot topics" right now? Let us know; maybe we'll feature one in an upcoming blog post! #ESG #sustainability #fossilfree #SRI #divestment #CU200 #energy #renewables #climaterisk #strandedassets
— FFI (@FossilFreeIndxs) January 3, 2018
January 2
Same headline for almost 5 years! But there's hope. We're now seeing #divestment movement entirely or partly from fossils by investors in assets amounting to $5 trillion @billmckibben @nytimes #climatechange https://t.co/RnCP2XgweM
— Susanna Perko (@SusannaPerko) January 2, 2018
The mainstream global fossil fuel #divestment movement paved the way for #FossilFree investment and building the world that puts people & planet first.
Lots more work to do, but a moment to celebrate -> https://t.co/sJHNFBaHOf
— Lindsay Meiman (@lindsaymeim14) January 2, 2018
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