Not-to-be-missed tweeted news on the global #fossilfuel #divestment movement and campaign.
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February 28
In Gates We Trust? German Asset Manager TBF Global is divesting US Treasuries citing multiple #ESG risks. US Treasuries will be replaced by AAA-rated US corporate bonds such as Microsoft.@Citywire https://t.co/Gf8PD2kN4R #climaterisk #climatecrisis #divestment
— LithaLethu (@LaurenOPV) February 28, 2020
February 27
Congratulations to @rcpsych and Fossil Free psych campaigners for this commitment to divesting from fossil funds! #CoP26 #FossilFuels #ClimateActionhttps://t.co/KvCWDzSjQM
— Medact (@Medact) February 27, 2020
#Divestment: Psychiatrists and Jesuits become latest bodies to ditch fossil fuel investments.
Huge congrats to those activists in @rcpsych & @JesuitsBritain who delivered these climate wins 👏👏https://t.co/j8nedhF2HY via @BusinessGreen pic.twitter.com/9WR6ML8uzX
— Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌎 (@FoEScot) February 27, 2020
February 26
Jesuits in Britain are divesting from fossil fuels, the largest Catholic religious order in the UK so far to join the global divestment movement. Read the full statement here – https://t.co/vC9ilneUxf #ClimateCrisis #LaudatoSi #OurCommonHome #fossilfree pic.twitter.com/GHxBMvW6iD
— Jesuits in Britain (@JesuitsBritain) February 26, 2020
#FossilFuels #Divestment gathering pace
Today the Jesuits in UK @JesuitsBritain#ClimateCrisis #LaudatoSi #OurCommonHomeRT @billmckibben @OperationNoah @LeoHickman @Mabeytweet @Finance4Change @e3g @SaleemulHuq @DavidNussbaum1 @jyatespd https://t.co/CA3MTzvYCF pic.twitter.com/IQg42z5TpZ
— Dr Seán DOOLAN 💙🍃💚☘️ 💛🍂 (@SDinPraxis) February 26, 2020
Jesuits in Britain are divesting from companies whose major income is from extraction of fossil fuels – the largest Catholic religious order in the UK so far to join the divestment movement. The Jesuits in Britain have equity investments of about £400 mn. https://t.co/0ShNJifQEb
— Mark Campanale (@CampanaleMark) February 26, 2020
February 21
This is a critical first step toward #divestment At the University of Michigan. #ActOnClimate https://t.co/2GhnTvEWoR
— Joe Árvai (@DecisionLab) February 21, 2020
We implore the FAS Senate to look to the inspiring work of our colleagues at @DivestHarvard & @ClimateActionUM and take the necessary action to address the #ClimateEmergency through #Divestment https://t.co/0comXJ7RqC
— Yale Center on Climate Change & Health (@CCHYale) February 21, 2020
When we win on #divestment, there is an opening and responsibility to push further for #reinvestment into our communities.
CONGRATS to the student and faculty organizers at @SalemState who leveraged the @DivestFund capital to launch a new scholarship today! #DivestReinvest https://t.co/nCAARbbG4t
— Divest Ed (@divesteddotorg) February 21, 2020
February 18
BREAKING: DIVEST MCGILL SHUTS DOWN UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION; CALLS FOR DIVESTMENT FROM COASTAL GASLINK AND TECK RESOURCES LIMITED.
Media release: https://t.co/o4kLAoaX5a pic.twitter.com/49qmqOkkTO— Divest McGill (@DivestMcGill) February 18, 2020
As global banks flee the fossil fuel energy sector in Canada, especially tar sands, Canadian banks pile on more loans and financing.
Disgraceful…. and risky.#oil #cdnpoli #strandedassets https://t.co/BZEoPuWkvc
— Richard Brooks ☀️ (@RichBrooks350) February 18, 2020
February 17
https://twitter.com/JaneKBrundage/status/1229368444254085120
DYK @MAPEmn members are organizing around pension #Divestment from fossil fuels? We're teaming up with @MN_350 and growing # of unions demanding action around #ClimateChange! @citypages is interviewing @MAPE_Local_301 members today on past/future developments. #LeadByExample pic.twitter.com/CoCmDP9g4T
— Melissa Wenzel (@melissawenzelMN) February 17, 2020
February 13
Shame on @HESTASuper and CEO @debbyblakey for continuing to invest millions into #FossilFuels during a climate (and health) crisis.
Their flimsy defence of 'active engagement' has absolutely ZERO evidence to back it up. #Divestment is the answer.https://t.co/9ZRoFv4w3Y
— Healthy Futures (@HealthyFuturez) February 13, 2020
NYC is charging ahead this year on fossil fuel divestment. #DivestInvest #stopfundingfossils #F2D2 https://t.co/pBi1XylP9b
— Daniel A. Zarrilli (@dzarrilli) February 13, 2020
Hopefully this is the beginning of a paradigm shift: Harvard faculty votes overwhelmingly to call for divesting US$ 40 billion endowment from fossil fuels @unep @unepfi @un @icraf @cifor @deespeak @rickykej https://t.co/jYZi5t4v1h
— Satya S Tripathi (@satyatripathi) February 13, 2020
February 12
.@BostonCollege junior @krosenthal15, @Harvard junior Eva Rosenfeld, and @BU_Tweets senior Bolaji Olagbegi are calling on universities — in Massachusetts and across the country — to divest from fossil fuels. Here’s why. #FossilFuelDivestmentDay #F2D2 https://t.co/mla02TpAZG
— Boston Globe Opinion (@GlobeOpinion) February 12, 2020
February 11
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an "L.A.’s Green New Deal" executive order on Monday that will "encourage city pension boards to explore divesting from fossil fuel companies & investing in the green economy" among other actions https://t.co/8B2dloGuIr h/t @dzarrilli
— Chris Fox (@ChristopherNFox) February 11, 2020
February 10
Georgetown Announces Fossil Fuel #Divestment, Students Across U.S. Demand Their Schools Follow Suit – https://t.co/IZnh6Pv7Fi via @EcoWatch @Georgetown #ESG #climatechange #fossilfuels
— US SIF (@US_SIF) February 10, 2020
News we love to share! the #divestment movement continues to grow as The Assoc. of Big Ten Students, representing 500,000+ students and 5.7 million living alumni, passed a resolution calling on schools to #divest from #fossilfuels #StopTheMoneyPipeline https://t.co/FqH78vgozX
— WECAN, International (@WECAN_INTL) February 10, 2020
February 7
Another victory for the #divestment movement. We need more decisions like that if we fake #ParisAgreement serious! #planetearthfirst #SDGs #fossilfree https://t.co/vrz8piZgjy
— Salome Zimmermann (@SZ_CSR) February 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/bobscaping/status/1225730120847122432
February 4
BREAKING: By a 179-20 vote, Harvard faculty have just called on the university to divest from fossil fuels. The vote significantly elevates pressure on the Harvard Corporation to act. Read the press release: https://t.co/KngqCGXGMh
— Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard 🔶 (@DivestHarvard) February 4, 2020
#Divestment Fever Spreads as Goldman Sachs Downgrade Exxon Stock to 'Sell' Status https://t.co/Mg9xwc3XsL
— IntentionalEndowment (@IntentEndowment) February 4, 2020
Wow. Investment manager on @morningireland just now said it’s time to dump aviation, oil stocks for ethical reasons.
Big polluters rapidly losing their social licence to operate#divestment
— John Gibbons (@think_or_swim) February 4, 2020
The Yale College Council senate voted unanimously to join the Endowment Justice Coalition [which advocates for cancellation of Puerto Rican debt and fossil fuel divestment] – https://t.co/oBbA5u15Iu #Divestment #Divest
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) February 4, 2020
The #BritishMedicalJournal and #TheGuardian began a divestment campaign against #fossilfuel companies. Prolific removal of all investments. #divestment #campaign #climatechange #climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow #environmenthttps://t.co/l29BtPpDLG
— Intelligent Living (@IntelligLiving) February 4, 2020
Why @bmj_latest has decided to ditch its investments in fossil fuels: https://t.co/aiqwmjcPtA by @gmcheeseman #divestment pic.twitter.com/lpcBs9rXK6
— TriplePundit.com (@TriplePundit) February 4, 2020
Over 60 major companies have ruled out working with the polluting Adani mine. Why won’t you, @Siemens? 👀 #StopAdani #SiemensFuelsFires
🔥Help us turn up the heat on Siemens before their big annual meeting: https://t.co/fdDDIStTdO pic.twitter.com/WxivCIhacD
— 350.org Europe (@350Europe) February 4, 2020
Harvard alumni are turning up the heat on fossil fuel divestment: https://t.co/7q50EA45tb via @grist #ESG #climatechange #fossilfuels #divestment @billmckibben
— US SIF (@US_SIF) February 4, 2020
The @UniofReading divests from ALL fossil fuels! 🎉🎉 Campaigners didn't settle for a partial divestment and now the uni is fully #fossilfree ✊✊
Statement here: https://t.co/6HrvnmO2J9 pic.twitter.com/xcCWwZ6jqL
— People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) February 4, 2020
Good luck to our allies at @FacultyDivest, who will vote today on a Fossil Fuel #Divestment motion. Our students, alumni, and faculty are all united in pushing to establish Harvard as a leader in the fight against climate change!@DivestHarvardhttps://t.co/LSN0HwnOcS
— Harvard Forward (@HarvardForward) February 4, 2020
February 1
Fossil fuel #divestment 👏👏👏 https://t.co/aVmbngqnek
— José Gabriel (@jgtrivi) February 1, 2020
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