September 2019

 

Not-to-be-missed tweeted news on the global #fossilfuel #divestment movement and campaign

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September 29

"Financial numbers on the fossil fuel industry no longer add up. To maintain market share the oil & gas sector flouts the rule of law, ignores shareholder concerns, distorts science & frustrates political discourse" #Divestment #ClimateEmergency #ESG https://t.co/7HY8nNDDkf

— Colin Baines (@ColinBaines1) September 29, 2019

September 27

BREAKING NEWS: @GreenMtnPower becomes the first utility in the WORLD to divest! Thank you @billmckibben for bringing your dear friend and Green Mountain CEO Mary Powell to announce this historic news! #DivestInvest pic.twitter.com/uZF2xSkVLh

— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) September 27, 2019

Investment services are going unaccounted for in the fight against climate crisis, but with awareness comes action. https://t.co/M24hDvo7Gx

— The Ecologist (@the_ecologist) September 27, 2019

September 26

The #ClimateCrisis is here – fiduciary and moral responsibility require the process of #divestment to begin now. My Senate colleagues and I urge the State Comptroller to include a divestment scenario in his current asset allocation study. Read more here: https://t.co/OYYdxrJ8wJ pic.twitter.com/sjuJUbVqk3

— Senator Liz Krueger (@LizKrueger) September 26, 2019

September 23

“In 1980, energy companies represented 28 percent of the S&P 500. That’s fallen now to just over 4 percent. Even passive investors are divesting” https://t.co/e3Z7FkrB4R pic.twitter.com/UGu1DH0rkm

— Stephen Trew (@stephentrew) September 23, 2019

University of Missouri-Kansas City students strike for climate change, call for fossil fuel #divestment — https://t.co/oJbwufG0QW

— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) September 23, 2019

BREAKING: this is *big* news https://t.co/CalqCYRQL1

— John Gibbons (@think_or_swim) September 23, 2019

September 19

👇 @MLiebreich explains why #divestment is powerful.

(odd that @BillGates doesn’t understand this theory of change.)

ping @billmckibben https://t.co/QEiMzRX8B3

— 💧simon holmes à court 🔥 (@simonahac) September 19, 2019

September 17

BREAKING: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM TO DIVEST FROM FOSSIL FUELS. Decision applies to UC's $13.4B endowment & its $70B pension. Huge props to the campaigners who fought almost a decade to make this real. And thank you Mr. Bachher for your leadership. https://t.co/diLjuOjF75

— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) September 17, 2019

Faith pledges push commitments to global fossil fuel divestments over $11 trillion: https://t.co/H6JJXWnQVB via @NCRonline #ESG #fossilfuels #divestment #climatechange

— US SIF (@US_SIF) September 17, 2019

September 16

Harvard climate activists protest ‘destruction of planet’ in front of president’s house https://t.co/D593tYlox1

— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) September 16, 2019

September 15

The Divest Invest movement is more important than ever: Global investments in #cleanenergy have hit a six-year low while #fossilfuel emissions are at an all-time high, says @CFigueres #Financingthefuture https://t.co/IOGdK0RFbu pic.twitter.com/BEWIRowvQq

— Inter Press Service (@ipsnews) September 15, 2019

September 13

First Major U.S. Insurer Begins #Divestment from #FossilFuels https://t.co/0rWjcgngNv #ChubbInsurer

— JOYCE HEARD (@iheardu2) September 13, 2019

Islamic groups ‘call upon all Muslims’ to divest from oil and gashttps://t.co/MUBwF3KANi
David McPhee, Energy Voice, September 13, 2019#divestment

— Climate Solutions Digest (@ClimateSold) September 13, 2019

California treasurer calls on CalSTRS to #divest from fossil fuels – https://t.co/D36FQyKi4e #Divestment

— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) September 13, 2019

September 12

Yesterday the Islamic Society of North America (@ISNAHQ @ISNA_Canada) issued fatwa against Fossil fuels at #FinancingtheFuture Summit. Muslim Judicial Council in South Africa (@mjc_sa) are considering the same. Pls take note @supkemKE @MUHURIkenya @ChiefKadhi #deCOALonize pic.twitter.com/eT8MQz7cRV

— deCOALonize Kenya (@deCOALonize) September 12, 2019

September 9

Christian institutions just announced #divestment from #fossilfuels. The global total of divesting institutions is NOW $11 TRILLION 🙌 Fossil fuel companies see us coming. Change is on the way! Learn how your institution can divest here ➡️ https://t.co/pXpIrr6zjT pic.twitter.com/JOayb9E91Q

— Global Catholic Climate Mvt. (@CathClimateMvmt) September 9, 2019

September 5

"We found that none of the #oil majors has a business model that is compatible with the goals of #ParisAgreement and thus we decided to sell them all. We put them all on our blacklist" Great – now, ditch #fossilgas ! #FossilFree #Divestment #carbonbubblehttps://t.co/1ubZoIRJ4G

— Clémence Dubois (@clemencejeanned) September 5, 2019

September 4

Denmark: $20 billion fund divesting from the 10 biggest oil companies because they "are still working against more demanding climate regulation -despite the companies’ public support for the Paris Agreement"

In other words, because they are lyinghttps://t.co/wPPCXEx6tC pic.twitter.com/IgwnvCQKrO

— Assaad Razzouk (@AssaadRazzouk) September 4, 2019

Danish pension fund divests from 10 biggest oil companies. Volume: $96.24 million. Investors increasingly realize the danger of #strandedassets –
Finance needs to ditch fossils for good to foster the renewable #EnergyTransition #divestmenthttps://t.co/DXHlIYXEK3

— Energy Watch Group (@EWGnetwork) September 4, 2019

$17 billion Danish pension fund selling its holdings in the world's ten biggest listed oil companies on the grounds their business models are currently incompatible with the Paris climate goals.#divest #divestment #ClimateStrike https://t.co/vNosEjQK7a

— Richard Brooks ☀️ (@RichBrooks350) September 4, 2019

The New York Times decides to end its relationship with the Oil and Money conference because its subject matter “gives us cause for concern”. https://t.co/D0jHuuUt4J @NLRebellion #Shell #divestment #ClimateChange

— Danielle Hirsch (@Danielle_H_BE) September 4, 2019

September 2

VICTORY! After a student-led campaign spanning more than 5 years in New Zealand, the @AucklandUni committed to divest from fossil fuels!

RT this to celebrate with us and everyone who worked tirelessly on this campaign: https://t.co/ULpZpFswYv #fossilfree #divest @350nz pic.twitter.com/jIxfgHZdfK

— 350 dot org (@350) September 2, 2019

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