Not-to-be-missed tweeted news on the #fossilfuel #divestment global movement.
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November 29
BIG WIN 🎉 The investment arm of the French state @caissedesdepots just divested from coal!
People will keep pushing it do the same for oil and gas. Read the PR: https://t.co/JR8vfhjtDD #FossilFree #zerofossile @attac_fr pic.twitter.com/FT73zLTi2q
— 350 dot org (@350) November 29, 2018
November 26
Ireland's landmark #FossilFuel #Divestment Bill has passed. They are on track to become the first country in the world to divest from fossil fuel-related funds. #climatechange #climateaction https://t.co/ylSmtrRFr5
— 350Australia (@350Australia) November 26, 2018
November 22
After a very brief committee and final stage – the #FossilFuels Divestment Bill has passed the Seanad to make Ireland the first country in the world to divest from fossil fuels! Well done to all who worked so hard to see its swift passage!
— Alice Mary Higgins (@aliceeire) November 22, 2018
November 19
In response to https://t.co/Z2cCNrOhr0: “We adopt a policy of not investing directly in companies which derive more than 10% of their turnover from the extraction of thermal coal or oil from oil sands." This does not remotely address the point @nationaltrust
— Chris Hope (@cwhope) November 19, 2018
November 12
#ENDCOAL VICTORY!!#Generali ends insuring new #coal plants and #mines, while turning away new coal clients with more than 30% of their #energy production or revenues coming from coal. After 3 yr campaign by #divestment groups.#HambiBleibt#HambacherForsthttps://t.co/x66ulfultv
— Hambacher Forst (@HambiBleibt) November 12, 2018
November 9
UK councils failing to protect themselves from financial risk of climate change. Report by @friends_earth, @FoEScot and @PlatformLondon. #Fossilfuel #divestment is a must ethically but is important to protect peoples' pensions too! #fossilfree https://t.co/ECkDjayuXp #SYPensions
— Sean Ashton (@AshtonSvm) November 9, 2018
November 8
A new brand of climate leadership! In a sign of things to come, nearly a third of the Democrats who flipped U.S. House seats had signed the #NoFossilFuelMoney Pledge, rejecting all contributions from the oil, gas, and coal industries. Read more: https://t.co/R9W9V95r2Z
— Oil Change USA (@OilChangeUS) November 8, 2018
Faculty [at Middlebury College] Vote to #Divest – https://t.co/Yy0D2PUiNZ #Divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) November 8, 2018
November 7
#Fossilfuel #divestment policies among institutional investors are applied to $680 billion in assets under management, a 372% increase from the $144 billion identified in 2016. Learn more: https://t.co/OSKkkLNbYT #ESG #sustinv #USSIFtrends2018 #climate
— US SIF (@US_SIF) November 7, 2018
Why @NUSingapore should #divest from #fossilfuels#divestment #climatechange #singapore pic.twitter.com/OvrpDuA70e
— Felicia Liu (@feliciahmliu) November 7, 2018
November 2
#Fossilfuel #divestment policies among institutional investors are applied to $680 billion in assets under management, a 372% increase from the $144 billion in 2016 https://t.co/89Gf167mQM #ESG #sustinv #impinv #USSIFtrends2018 pic.twitter.com/Uts4vBdR5e
— EarthEquity Advisors (@EarthEquityAdv) November 2, 2018
Big OIl is spending over $20 million to confuse you. #climatetruth https://t.co/mHnVG9lShG
— FossilFreeCalifornia (@FossilFreeCA) November 2, 2018
New Factor Fund to Offer Fossil-Free Solutions (NordSIP)https://t.co/s4N7NSEWI7 pic.twitter.com/sAXJg6a9CZ
— NordSIP (@nord_sip) November 2, 2018
Engagement did not help. If the message that is heard to take away the money we should do it. Even to announce #divestment has an effect. https://t.co/OtCbB9HGj9
— Olaf Weber (@olaf_weber) November 2, 2018
Great news from @DivestMcGill that the @mcgillu Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility (CAMSR) has decided to reconsider #FossilFuel #divestment!!! https://t.co/oeRoC9ukLy #ClimateAction #divest
— Adam Fleischmann (@afleisch_anthro) November 2, 2018
To avoid dangerous #ClimateChange, the world must implement the #ParisAgreement & keep to #1o5C. This means phase-out ALL coal! #KeeptInTheGround, move #BeyondCoal! Its cost to climate, health & livelihoods is too high, finds new research on Muğla: https://t.co/VUoZHm713o pic.twitter.com/BJP9bWzAtE
— CAN EUROPE (@CANEurope) November 2, 2018
November 1
Huge thanks to film contributors @EllenD35 @MCL1965 @billmckibben @NYCMayor Mary Robinson @MRFCJ Tom Sanzillo @ieefa_institute @nadiabaltimore @djspooky @Clara_Vondrich Jeremy Grantham @AtlasFuture for making the new films about this investor led movement https://t.co/MDf50rQ2ds
— Divest Invest (@divestinvestorg) November 1, 2018
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