News on the #fossilfuel #divestment movement.
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October
Oct 13
Our research on #FossilFuel #divestment @AOMConnect has featured in @SSIReview @tothelastpage – 'How the Divestment Movement Wins' @EdUniPandP @350 @billmckibben @cardiffbusiness https://t.co/83qJVvQwIL
— George Ferns (@ThisGeorgeFerns) October 13, 2021
September
Sep 23
Another suberb article by Tom Sanzillo from the @ieefa_institute on #Harvard #fossilfuel #divestment
"The findings were clear—no fund that divested experienced negative consequences. Investment returns were either neutral or positive. @DivestHarvard https://t.co/JQElqvTkNX
— Stephen Trew (@stephentrew) September 23, 2021
Sep 22
📢 Le Comité scientifique & d’expertise de l’Observatoire de la finance durable de la Place financière de Paris appelle les acteurs financiers à cesser tous soutiens à l’expansion pétro-gazière dans les secteurs non conventionnels👏https://t.co/iakdGJR7vQ
A dérouler ⤵️
1/8 pic.twitter.com/1HrJXy95wc— Reclaim Finance (@ReclaimFinance) September 22, 2021
Sep 21
Today we’re releasing the F-List 2021 — 90 agencies that are working with the fossil fuel industry.
We compiled this list with our friends in Australia, @commsdeclare. It’s the most comprehensive list of agencies working for big polluters. Ever.
Here's who's on it.
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— Clean Creatives (@cleancreatives) September 21, 2021
Sep 17
Ending her speech at County @DianaFMoore says, “With unions backing #divestment and many employees unhappy that their pension pots are being funnelled into propping up fossil fuels, @DevonCC must act – immediately.” pic.twitter.com/3wOMsQUOOs
— Exeter Green Party (@exetergreens) September 17, 2021
Sep 16
Archdiocese of Birmingham has divested from companies which extract fossil fuels with immediate effect. Our policy excludes investments in any company which derives more than 5% of its revenues from fossil fuel https://t.co/syF2tvZpCG #FossilFuels #ClimateAction @OperationNoah pic.twitter.com/Lbj6CyCzQe
— RC Birmingham (@RCBirmingham) September 15, 2021
Sep 10
BREAKING: After a decade of constant pressure by students, faculty, and alums, @HARVARD IS FINALLY DIVESTING FROM FOSSIL FUELS.
It’s a massive victory for our community, the climate movement, and the world — and a strike against the power of the fossil fuel industry. (THREAD) pic.twitter.com/56yESznMMY
— Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard 🔶 (@DivestHarvard) September 9, 2021
Breaking news – a major divestment win! 🌎🍀
The Church of Ireland investment policy updated with a "target to be fully divested by 2022".
Read the new policy https://t.co/ZkFiCAZwyj@OperationNoah @billmckibben @350 #divest pic.twitter.com/xULhG3zV17
— Stephen Trew (@stephentrew) September 10, 2021
Sep 6
🚨 Breaking News: More than 200 health journals worldwide are publishing an editorial today calling on leaders to take emergency action on climate change and to protect health.#Divestment #ClimateActionNow@Clairewynn @andreyeung @PaulBennettRPS https://t.co/t9AlF7Q5Am
— PharmacyDeclares! (@PharmDeclares) September 6, 2021
Medical professionals with @ExtinctionR call for action on #divestment from #FossilFuels ⚠️
Specifically targeting #JPMorgan, N°1 #fossil investor firm, they demand the #ClimateCrisis to be seen as 'public health crisis' 🏥 https://t.co/29YsraGvrw
— Energy Watch Group (@EWGnetwork) September 6, 2021
The ruling by the Dutch Advertising Authority on the misleading 'Drive carbon neutral'-campaign by #Shell led to a lot of media attention, also internationally. In this thread we highlight some of those. 👇
You can find a complete overview on our website.https://t.co/1ub6ATgBHQ
— Reclame Fossielvrij (@FVReclame) September 6, 2021
Sep 3
👏👏👏Goed gedaan @PME_pensioen #Divestment https://t.co/zCjXnvBdQl
— Kairin van Sweeden (@IndyAnatomist) September 3, 2021
August
Aug 31
We're calling on UK unis to
end all their recruitment relationships with the oil, gas, and mining industry.Add your voice to our demands for Fossil Free Careers. Sign our petition below 👇https://t.co/O1KSkNftze
— People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) August 31, 2021
Aug 30
Christian climate activists protest inside St Paul’s Cathedral to demand Church of England stops investing in fossil fuels https://t.co/i1EXjwQMYY https://t.co/i1EXjwQMYY #ExtinctionRebellion #XR
— Evens Paul (@evenspl) August 30, 2021
🙌🏾 Big moves! We're happy to see UCT get closer to #divestment. #FossilFreeSA #KeepItInTheGround https://t.co/ol2fJEK5Ga
— 350 Africa (@350Africa) August 30, 2021
Aug 27
Bankers and fossil fuel companies must not be allowed to destroy our planet just because of their greed. To lead the global fight against climate change, the UK must get fossil fuel money out of the City of London.https://t.co/xnLHuIJkfJ
— Ed Davey MP 🔶🇪🇺 (@EdwardJDavey) August 27, 2021
More than half of so called 'green' funds haven't divested from fossil fuels 😡💢 shocking new research by @InfluenceMap https://t.co/7q0AA1WISw
— UK Divest (@UKDivest) August 27, 2021
Fossil Fuel Research Library | Fossil Free Media – https://t.co/64XdXw8blx #EndFossilFuels #FossilFuelCrimes
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) August 27, 2021
Aug 25
THREAD: News just broke from @reuters of a potentially critical new initiative to be launched next month: the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (#BOGA). Read the article here: https://t.co/0CEhXw3xAh
— Oil Change International (@PriceofOil) August 25, 2021
Denmark, Costa Rica seek alliance to speed up the end of oil and gas https://t.co/tm2K8Zykm0 pic.twitter.com/fNV4V6rV7o
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 25, 2021
After seeing @billmckibben speak during @350's Do the Math tour in 2012, myself & a few other students started Mac's divestment campaign. I'm incredibly proud to see @Macalester's Board of Trustees vote to divest from oil & gas (after 9 years of pressure). https://t.co/24SAI2w3BV
— Maria Langholz (@MariaLangholz) August 25, 2021
📢BREAKING: Report by @SocieteGenerale finds “reducing exposure to Oil & Gas should be the next environmental objective for insurers” and could “unlock an additional ‘green premium’ for the sector”. @AXA, @Zurich, @Allianz what are you waiting for?
👉 https://t.co/yZ6J5QgnTH pic.twitter.com/DYmYHUeafF
— Insure Our Future Global (@InsOurFuture) August 25, 2021
Aug 22
Pensions action in Bristol on September 3rd organised by South West Action on Pensions – or support and share on social media if you can't get along #pensions #divestment pic.twitter.com/mjdzEqaBqk
— Dorset CAN (@Dorset_CAN) August 22, 2021
Aug 20
THREAD: Today we released our 2021 Law Firm Climate Change Scorecard.
The scores are dismal, and here's why: even now, as time is running out to avoid climate catastrophe, top law firms are INCREASING the amount of work they do to make the climate crisis worse (1/8) pic.twitter.com/02iFHDle0s
— Law Students for Climate Accountability (@Ls4Ca) August 19, 2021
Aug 19
#Divestment – BHP's offloading of #oil and #gas shows global market has turned on #fossilfuels https://t.co/OBCXdEPO43 via @ConversationEDU
— Glen Klatovsky (@glenklatovsky) August 19, 2021
Aug 18
Details on why the time is now to divest @BishopStAlbans @diostalbans & how you can join our Global Divestment Announcement this October in advance of @COP26: https://t.co/KX6rTAgoer
— Operation Noah (@OperationNoah) August 18, 2021
Aug 17
Greens call for the North East Scotland Pension Fund to sever fossil fuel links – https://t.co/Y8OtIs5Y1o #Divestment #Divest
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) August 17, 2021
The financial sector seems to be overanalysing & modelling climate risks, instead of drawing down #emissions! 📉
The sector must play its part in fighting the #ClimateCrisis by focusing on #divestment from #fossils to avoid warming of 3°C or more! 🌍🔥https://t.co/pRkZ2F6g1h
— Energy Watch Group (@EWGnetwork) August 17, 2021
July
July 15
Big win for the climate! Toronto City Council backs a fossil fuel free future! Endorses the global call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty 22 – 2! Thanks @m_layton @shelleycarroll @JohnTory & all supportive councillors! We are making history! @fossiltreaty @TOforFuture pic.twitter.com/sWx7n71GqL
— ClimateFast (@ClimateFast) July 15, 2021
July 13
(1/3) Campaign Update! 📢 On July 9th, 2021, YU Fossil Free sent a letter urging @yorkuniversity's Board of Governors and Pension Fund Board of Trustees to take bold climate action and drop all fossil fuel assets from the university Pension Fund. pic.twitter.com/7D4ZtHrWQn
— YU Fossil Free (@YUfossilfree) July 13, 2021
July 6
NEW blog: Pressure grows on the oil industry with Dutch court ruling on #Shell and #IEA report on 1.5C
Find out what these developments mean for Church #divestment campaigns #DivestCofEhttps://t.co/iJcM3TQvVt pic.twitter.com/DHs8xatX6E
— Operation Noah (@OperationNoah) July 6, 2021
July 3
National Catholic Reporter divests from fossil fuels – https://t.co/OaHnELadZC #Divestment #Divest
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) July 3, 2021
July 2
Feature story in today's @FinancialTimes by @iankmsmith puts a spotlight on fossil fuel insurers and the successful pressure of the #InsureOurFuture campaign.
✊Insurers are starting to listen to our demands & the laggards have nowhere to hide. https://t.co/LmCdornM9W
— Insure Our Future Global (@InsOurFuture) July 2, 2021
July 1
“Do no harm” is baseline moral seriousness, which is to say, you can’t fund destruction & deception as a ministry opportunity. The @churchofengland must #divest from @exxonmobil & from all fossil fuel companies today: it’s simpler, humbler, bolder. @ChurchTimes @CottrellStephen https://t.co/1JJcy6WP9H
— Cameron Conant (@CameronConant) July 1, 2021
June
June 28
Looking for #FossilFree Investment Funds? Take a look at the new guide from @EC_magazine https://t.co/UGvlEbJZEZ pic.twitter.com/ih8WPP8inY
— Ethex (@ethexuk) June 28, 2021
Massachusetts State Reps. Introduce Bill Seeking To Compel Harvard To Divest From Fossil Fuels | News | The Harvard Crimson https://t.co/pmasNYy3uM #divestment #education #divestHarvard #climate
— Matthew Rimmer (@DrRimmer) June 28, 2021
June 25
#divestment https://t.co/gwBkGZ4fnU
— Marcy W. Neilson (@gooosy) June 25, 2021
June 23
Fossil fuel #divestment means moving money out of unethical companies by getting rid of stocks, shares, bonds or investment funds that are harming people and our planet.
Find out more about #divestment in this report by @friends_earth @PlatformLondon https://t.co/laL76xjqeD
— TCC (@TCCWales) June 23, 2021
June 21
TCC community leaders are calling for @wrexhamcbc to vote to support #divesting the #ClwydPensionFund from fossil fuel. Councillors vote on Wednesday 23rd June. Live in Wrexham? Contact your councillor to ask them to support #divestment & make a real impact on the climate crisis. pic.twitter.com/C2KKsp1lwm
— TCC (@TCCWales) June 21, 2021
June 18
Breaking: $85 billion @UN Staff pension fund to reduce portfolio emissions by 40% by 2025. Big reductions will happen primarily by #divestment from fossil fuels. Heading for real #NetZero.
UN fund has already divested from #coal. @antonioguterres https://t.co/9BZzgIhH7A pic.twitter.com/wHOh8UbULS
— Richard Brooks ☀️ (@R_BrooksStand) June 18, 2021
June 14
“Radical must be our guiding principle going forward. No baby steps, no slow transition, no gentle steering away from business as usual, and no more investments in dangerous, polluting #fossilfuels.” #ActOnClimate #StopTheMoneyPipeline #Divestment #vtpoli https://t.co/e4cVrrchsS
— 350 Vermont (@350Vermont) June 14, 2021
🌐 NEWS | #Maine could become the first state in #USA where lawmakers order 'divestment' from #fossilfuels, although changes to the bill could slow the process. @PressHerald https://t.co/qwdfiaHoVs
— Laudato Si' Movement (@LaudatoSiMvmt) June 14, 2021
June 9
Well done University of Sydney! And welcome to the #fossilfuels #divestment club. https://t.co/Q2DhZci2m7
— Aaron Magner (@aaronmagner) June 9, 2021
100+ economists, including @KateRaworth & @AnnPettifor, have today written to @G7 leaders urging them to #StopFundingFossils. They say this would help free up billions to invest in clean energy and a just & equitable transition away from oil and gas: https://t.co/Wox8C7LmAc. pic.twitter.com/R9IwHEwA2O
— Oil Change International (@PriceofOil) June 9, 2021
June 8
Climate risks keep rising – we must act decisively.
With control over 35 trillion USD of assets, insurance is a major player in the global economy.
Today I called on the insurance sector to direct their investments towards climate solutions, not pollution. pic.twitter.com/Eo6Tbfyx3l
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) June 8, 2021
June 7
In our latest #meetthemembers piece we caught up with @AdamMcGibbon from @market_forces to hear about their work to move financial institutions investment away from #fossilfuels.
— Rapid Transition Alliance (@RapidTransition) June 7, 2021
June 7
Hundreds of staff and faculty at these universities agree: https://t.co/SC1nZ6F2yx
A sample of what some of them had to say about #divestment @UPP_Ontario:— Kyla Tienhaara (@KylaTienhaara) June 7, 2021
June 3
.@CampanaleMark: "the problem is the investment world has not yet caught up with the sheer speed of the revolution, which has resulted in collapsing wind & #solar power prices & the fact it’s essentially “game over” for the #FossilFuel economy" https://t.co/RGRWMn9an7 #Divestment
— Carbon Tracker (@CarbonBubble) June 3, 2021
The £24bn Strathclyde Pension Fund, Scotland's largest Local Government Pension Scheme, is "putting fossil fuel companies on notice" by proposing to end investment in companies that aren't aligned with a safe climate future. #cdnpoli #ukpolitics #pensions https://t.co/BqW8J6ddXH
— Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health (@ActionShift) June 3, 2021
I’m still savouring this week’s news 🎆: @uwaterloo has committed to remove fossil fuels from its pension + endowment investments and to achieve 100% carbon neutrality by 2040. More details here👇 plus a thread of thanks. https://t.co/wghaK0P536
— Angela Carter (@AngelaVCarter) June 3, 2021
June 1
On June 1st, the University of Waterloo's Board of Governors unanimously voted in favour of a new carbon-neutral investment strategy. It is divestment by any other name, but its also more than that. Can be seen as the end of a years long campaign, & the beginning of something new pic.twitter.com/m1ZXa1Vz92
— Fossil Free UW (@FossilFreeUW) June 1, 2021
May
May 27
We couldn't have said it any better. 🙌
We all want to protect what we love from climate change.
We’ve signed the Green Pensions Charter through @MMMoneyMatter and @CountUsInSOCIAL.
Pledge to green your pension: https://t.co/dkfyLFQijs#Divest #Divestment pic.twitter.com/hyT3joT2B5
— ProtectOurWintersUK (@uk_protect) May 27, 2021
May 25
Councils in the UK invest £10 billion in fossil fuels.
This has to stop.
This briefing lays out the case four councillors about why and how this has to stop in stark but easy to understand terms.
Send it to your councillors today. https://t.co/PHHAXd9vcM
— Platform (@PlatformLondon) May 25, 2021
May 24
So, this is huge… Largest federal employee union comes out for divesting the government pension plan from fossil fuel. https://t.co/acVNguw2zc
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) May 24, 2021
May 5
💰💰💰 A survey of 64 investors with almost $11tn in assets found only 17% believe oil and gas companies will transition to green energy.
…BP, Shell, Exxon… your own shareholders don't even believe you! ❌ https://t.co/Dv2VwEJmHQ— UK Divest (@UKDivest) May 5, 2021
April
April 30
Methodist Church dumps Shell over ‘inadequate’ climate plans https://t.co/eNhQ12ehxM via @financialtimes
— Louise Rouse (@rouselouise) April 30, 2021
April 16
Shout out to #ontarioteacherspollutionplan for this great video.
Teachers and students across North America (and the world) are calling for their pension plans to #divest from fossil fuels to protect students, pensions, and the planet. https://t.co/B1NvxhVwtJ
— Schools4ClimateAction (@Schools4Climate) April 15, 2021
April 12
3rd largest US pension fund will restrict investments in oil sands companies—> “This action is tied to DiNapoli’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan to lower investment risks from #climate change & transition the Fund’s investment portfolio to net zero GHG emissions by 2040” https://t.co/QC0r2mhjRD
— Chris Fox (@ChristopherNFox) April 12, 2021
March
March 25
Reports from @blackrock and @MeketaInvGrp recently came out in favor of #divestment from #fossilfuels, citing investments showed a modest improvement! I testified at NJ's State Investment Council yesterday to urge officials to heed to @DivestNJ's advice. https://t.co/bKvVKj3qUb
— Yamika Ketu (@yamonomics) March 25, 2021
March 18
🚨🚨🚨New bill alert! I am excited to introduce bill #A06331 with my senate colleague @JabariBrisport. Divesting another state pension plan not only makes environmental sense, it makes economic sense! #divestnow pic.twitter.com/y1LSs2lfRD
— Anna Kelles (@annakelles) March 18, 2021
March 17
BREAKING: AIA, one of the world’s biggest life insurers, kicks out coal! Divesting from coal “in support of the health and well-being of our customers and communities”, AIA sets an important precedent for other Asian investors. (1/3) https://t.co/uSKsKMCzHZ pic.twitter.com/bTGV1s5pnk
— Peter Bosshard (@PeterBosshard) March 17, 2021
March 12
🎉 2 WINS IN ONE WEEK! University of Brighton is the 86th UK university to go Fossil Free 🎉
Now it’s time for @OpenUniversity to divest from the fossil fuel companies driving the climate crisis https://t.co/AXoz1J7QWr
Keep us winning 👉 https://t.co/9H6r0ylAmt pic.twitter.com/CEKLCZBqyn
— People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) March 12, 2021
March 9
YES!
Alle (!) Young Academies en @sciforfuture_NL dringen aan op een fossielvrij @abppensioen.
Nu deze oproep komt vanuit alle universiteiten, kán @deVSNU toch niet anders dan deze handschoen op te pakken. https://t.co/NMzQAb5lWy
— Fossielvrij NL🔥 (@FossielvrijNL) March 9, 2021
March 8
Another UK University goes fossil free! 👏👏🔥 https://t.co/dKCXJHJthB
— UK Divest (@UKDivest) March 8, 2021
March 5
The #RESPONDAct will help get the gigantic Thrift Savings Plan federal pension system's assets out of fossil fuels and supporting the energy transition. This is a great win for the #divestment and climate finance movements! https://t.co/580hnGbdQk
— 350 Montgomery Co. (@350MoCo) March 5, 2021
March 4
“As a university, we need to face the challenges of the climate crisis and play our part in addressing this in every way we can.” President David Farrar asked the Board of Governors to initiate a #FossilFuel #Divestment strategy. https://t.co/3kYaN3ETrk
— McMaster University (@McMasterU) March 4, 2021
February
February 26
Today we join together to #EndFossilFinance
Can you call the Bank of England to ask them what they're doing about climate crisis?
The answer: not much. But let's put the pressure on!https://t.co/0piwNLTWI6
— Fossil Free London (@fossilfreeLDN) February 26, 2021
Edinburgh Uni calls a halt to all investments in fossil fuel companies. The Vice Chancellor said "shifting our investments out of fossil fuels into…funds that positively impact society.. we're playing our part in fostering a…. sustainable future."https://t.co/gmxidzdmp3
— Mark Campanale (@CampanaleMark) February 26, 2021
February 25
We're so proud to be part of this important step for @EdinburghUni and for all of us. #ClimateEmergency #Divestment https://t.co/hht2r8pnGi
— Edinburgh Futures Institute (@UoE_EFI) February 25, 2021
February 23
‼️ Hugely important report out today on how our local authorities are investing £billions in the fossil fuel companies most responsible for the climate crisis through pension funds.
We need to turn off the money tap and save public pensions.
Follow @UKDivest for more https://t.co/gVfMul55J1
— People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) February 23, 2021
February 22
💥💥TRINITY COLLEGE COMMITS TO FULL DIVESTMENT!!💥💥
This is a huge victory for student campaigners past and present! 4 years of public campaigning has finally led to a momentous win. Click here for the full story @FT 👉 https://t.co/4zCMfxc86x pic.twitter.com/ffyOU6GeHW
— Trinity Alumni for Divestment (@TDivestment) February 22, 2021
Trinity College Cambridge commits to #divest from fossil fuels – https://t.co/u1yGUmsKuI #Divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) February 22, 2021
HUGE. Today my alma mater, Trinity College, Cambridge, commits to fully divest its $2B endowment from ALL fossil fuels. Oxbridge's richest college, home of Newton & of more Nobels than any country but four, is finally putting its money where its minds are.https://t.co/5EbJjiN41Y
— Geoffrey Supran (@GeoffreySupran) February 22, 2021
Harvard students endorse All-Ivy League Statement Demanding Fossil Fuel Divestment. Ivy League universities are among the “most powerful and privileged institutions in the world,” with collective endowments of $135bn. https://t.co/8bzfxEatVz
— Mark Campanale (@CampanaleMark) February 22, 2021
February 19
Don't resist #divestment📢ending #financial support 4 #fossilfuel producers & #carbon-intensive industries is the right thing to do, to tackle #climate #biodiverity & #pollution emergencies of today https://t.co/eCJ2f7wVFk @politico @iyadabumoghli @AdamRogers2030 @andersen_inger
— Wondwosen (Wondy) Asnake Kibret (@WondyAK) February 19, 2021
February 18
USC ups commitment to sustainability with new fossil fuel-free investment strategy#Climate #Ethics #Investinghttps://t.co/LDuSnlNi81
— Fred Bentler (@Bentler) February 18, 2021
February 17
Rather, what’s at play is a much broader trend — the industry capture of academia, and how it prevents action on climate. As @BenFranta and @GeoffreySupran write:https://t.co/0WNGEwkAi3
— Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard 🔶 (@DivestHarvard) February 17, 2021
#Divestment works. And let’s never forget that #ExxonKnew about #climatechange and lied about it for decades. https://t.co/XMYDdjYqH5
— 350 Vermont (@350Vermont) February 17, 2021
February 11
🎉🎊 VICTORY! Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine commits to full divestment and goes Fossil Free 🎊🎉@LSTMnews becomes the 85th university in the UK to hold a divestment commitment, the result of long-term student organising.
Keep us winning 👉 https://t.co/9H6r0ylAmt pic.twitter.com/DFN98fmAEi
— People & Planet (@peopleandplanet) February 11, 2021
February 9
If you still own #fossilfuel stocks, you are losing money while also supporting a dying industry & enriching CEOs – time to #divest from #fossilfuels, #divestment now #fossilfuelskill #PollutionKills @divestinvest pic.twitter.com/xuwdtl5WwB
— Wallace Global Fund (@WallaceGlobal) February 9, 2021
Take action this week to stop fossil fuels! @350BAAction has an excellent toolkit for action!#fossilfreeca #keepitintheground https://t.co/fEKudOYBGU
— FossilFreeCalifornia (@FossilFreeCA) February 9, 2021
February 4
.@CampanaleMark: “a lot of what is being called #divestment is actually people coming to a rational investment decision based on prices & signals from the market,” which “no longer believes in the #FossilFuel growth story” https://t.co/p1GfayPNwV
— Carbon Tracker (@CarbonBubble) February 4, 2021
The data is clear: the MIT community wants #divestment @MIT https://t.co/MTcaEkAF9d
— MIT Divest (@MitDivest) February 4, 2021
February 3
Divestment is seriously picking up steam with FIVE Canadian universities committing to divest in just over a year (@Concordia @UBC @uofg @mylakehead @uvic)!! 🎉🎉Considering how long divestment movements have been working at this, it's incredible progress. https://t.co/sjFarp6Vrr
— Michelle Marcus (@MichelleRMarcus) February 2, 2021
Goodbye Oil: We're Ditching Fossil Fuels🌳 – RF's newsletter details our divestment announcement and other major updates: https://t.co/ZF3ZHuyn71 pic.twitter.com/1MwRf0laHI
— The Rockefeller Foundation (@RockefellerFdn) February 3, 2021
Recent polling suggests that 3 million high street bank customers are "very likely" to change bank over their bank financing #FossilFuels .
Would you?
Do you know who your bank is financing?
It's time to find out! #endfossilfuels #greenbank #ehticalbank #goodbanking pic.twitter.com/h9tEbzGv0z— Good Money Week (@goodmoneyweek) February 3, 2021
February 2
Wow. French financial analysts now calculate that insurers that exit coal underwriting and investment see an increased company valuation of up to 9%
It turns out those crazy divestment hippies may be on to something after all https://t.co/JhoLDzjpCv
— Justin Guay (@Guay_JG) February 2, 2021
January
January 28
@CalSTRS @sharon4strs @BettyYeeforCA #Divestment makes sense for UC, USC Professors, Columbia U., NYC, NY State, Ireland, @FACCC but not for @CalSTRS?
The list grows every week. @WeAreCTA https://t.co/7EYneruElE
— Schools4ClimateAction (@Schools4Climate) January 28, 2021
Join @UNEP_FI @PSI_Initiative, the largest collaboration between the UN and the global insurance industry, for a unique 6-month #UN internship. To apply, visit https://t.co/Uk4Zn9KCDq. Deadline: 9 Feb 2021 #SustainableInsurance #ParisAgreement #SDGs
— UN PSI Initiative (@PSI_Initiative) January 28, 2021
January 27
#ManagersForFuture Statement (1/3)
At the occasion of #WEF21, we call upon governments and businesses to divest from #fossilfuels and invest in a #netzero economy – now
The current recovery & investment patterns are irrational and dangerous: https://t.co/t4b3wjInDd#DavosAgenda pic.twitter.com/D8BXG07Exp
— @Managers4Future (@Managers4Future) January 27, 2021
January 25
Bank of England told by MPs to get out of #oil & #gas bonds https://t.co/uKHhCN0tIT #ClimateRisk #StrandedAssets
— Carbon Tracker (@CarbonBubble) January 25, 2021
📢 BREAKING! @BNPParibas Group, @CreditSuisse, @ING_news, and @Rabobank— responsible for financing the trade of over $5.5B in Amazon oil to the U.S. — are immediately excluding new Ecuadorian Amazon oil from their trading activities! Read in @Reuters https://t.co/m7HGMrbVuF pic.twitter.com/E3I7jNqpNj
— Amazon Watch (@amazonwatch) January 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/NYCComptroller/status/1353755522453934081
January 22
Disappointing response to #divestment questions at the AGM but not unexpected! Nottinghamshire Pension Fund Committee Meeting – YouTube https://t.co/De6C8eVkdI
— Sally Longford (@SallyLongford) January 22, 2021
Big big news! Columbia Univ announces it has divested its fossil fuel stocks and will not invest in the industry 'for the foreseeable future.'
It joins Brown and Cornell in the Divested Ivies! Go Lions! And such thanks to amazing activists! @CDforCJ https://t.co/89zC79yjTa— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) January 22, 2021
January 21
Today 10.30am
Watch the Notts Pension Fund AGM https://t.co/Md4Dg0w9JVMore info & agendahttps://t.co/9pe31czPKX
More info about our divestment campaignhttps://t.co/a74RBmU2M0
We are watching you!#DivestNotts #fossilfree #fightfor1point5 @ClimateNotts @GreenpeaceNotts pic.twitter.com/YuaaclRFvi
— Divest Notts (@DivestNotts) January 21, 2021
Seems ironic, no? FF companies are too toxic for a PR firm, but NOT too toxic for CA teachers? @CJAtheCIO @CalSTRS @sharon4strs
We can break our climate silence+speak up for powerfully for #divestment, @WeAreCTA. @FossilFreeCA @Y_Vs_A @OaklandEA @UTLAnow @TeamMarine @350
— Schools4ClimateAction (@Schools4Climate) January 20, 2021
January 20
#Divestment News │ «@GuterresAntonio asked for a “strong commitment from all governments” to end fossil fuel subsidies, put a price on carbon, shift taxation from people to pollution, and end the construction of coal-fired power plants.» Via @UN ➡️ https://t.co/lRkkRezv9x
— Laudato Si' Movement (@LaudatoSiMvmt) January 20, 2021
January 19
Bank of France, the French central bank, announces exits to coal and cap O&G investments. By end of 2021 it will no longer invest in companies generating more than 2% of revenues from coal and reduce this to zero by 2024. Viva la France! https://t.co/gahu6OnqBQ via @ThisIsMoney
— Mark Campanale (@CampanaleMark) January 19, 2021
January 18
🗞️ [Communiqué] Dans le cadre de sa politique d'investissement responsable, la Banque de France renforce sa politique d'exclusion en matière d'#énergiesfossiles👉 https://t.co/AKpgshWyEF #ISR #Zerocharbon pic.twitter.com/NnkpQbY1xw
— Banque de France (@banquedefrance) January 18, 2021
January 17
TLDR: Follow this thread for our latest callouts of @Harvard & elite peer universities for their partnerships with the fossil fuel companies destroying our planet, communities, & futures. Let's make it a trend, folks. #FFMoneyWatch (inspired by #greentrolling icon @MaryHeglar)
— Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard 🔶 (@DivestHarvard) January 17, 2021
January 16
French climate disclosure laws effective in curbing fossil fuel financing, says central bank study https://t.co/ei10XDsXsV
— Morgan Després (@despresmorgan) January 16, 2021
January 15
Mayor Durkan Urges Seattle City Employees' Retirement System Board to #Divest From All Fossil Fuel Investments – https://t.co/VbujpewTk3 #Divestment
— Aryt Alasti (@AAlasti) January 15, 2021
January 14
“To meet the upper Paris goal…requires a rapid phase-out of existing fossil fuel infrastructure, leaving no room for expansion of the gas industry” – 25 leading scientists at Australian universities https://t.co/6nzc6i2KmP
— Market Forces (@market_forces) January 14, 2021
-BUT the money pipeline for fossil fuels still hasn’t yet crumbled (hence, campaigns like @StopMoneyPipe)
– AND Covid-19 recovery is CRITICAL in putting us on a path to kick fossil fuels to the curb OR sustain an industry killing our communities & planet (hard choice, I know🤷♀️)— ilanabana (@ilanabana) January 14, 2021
Turns out that everyone who divested from fossil fuels for moral reasons, avoided serious financial losses too.https://t.co/te46NLL1up pic.twitter.com/s7NFpgAQS8
— Anthony Leiserowitz (@ecotone2) January 14, 2021
January 13
Investor pressure for #climate disclosures works❗@CDP: Active investor pressure made firms twice as likely to report climate risk data in 2020.
🔥🌎🌪️Next, investors need to draw consequences & minimize climate risk through #fossil #divestmenthttps://t.co/bCGt2bbS3T
— Energy Watch Group (@EWGnetwork) January 13, 2021
Divestment from fossil fuels has accelerated in recent years – but banks have been accused of providing strings-free finance to companies driving #deforestation @cisl_cambridge #environment https://t.co/y3eWfX1lwF
— edie (@edie) January 13, 2021
January 12
A must-read assessment of oil and gas sector – now a terrible investment worthy of #divestment.
After a terrible 2020, the oil industry’s story has turned political https://t.co/dqT3IuxWOv
— Stephen Trew (@stephentrew) January 12, 2021
January 11
Building on the Canadian Medical Association’s commitment to a healthier planet, the Board voted to expand the 2015 resolution on divestment, committing to divesting investments in energy companies whose primary business relies on fossil fuels.
https://t.co/JsMTaRPprD— Mark Campanale (@CampanaleMark) January 11, 2021
January 10
"Money won’t win a sustainable future on its own, but as part of a global climate movement that’s driving change across society, #divestment is making the future brighter."
Read this review of the fantastic campaigning in 2020 https://t.co/ikjPl0xre7
— Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌎 (@FoEScot) January 10, 2021
January 9
Oil lawyers shouldn't be top administration officials.
That's it. That's the tweet. https://t.co/nPEil7EXEK
— Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard 🔶 (@DivestHarvard) January 9, 2021
January 8
@Harvard, @Yale and @Stanford all have retreated from renunciations by students who have loudly proposed #divestment. Each university is now rethinking their positions. https://t.co/ZAEidnVLRJ
— IEEFA.org (@ieefa_institute) January 8, 2021
January 7
If you want your pension fund to protect your retirement savings and tackle the climate crisis, take action now. #climateaction #divestment #climatecrisis https://t.co/P37up7OIKm
— Toronto350.org (@Toronto350) January 7, 2021
Students & teachers demand that @OtppInfo "halt all new investments in oil & gas, phase out current investments in the industry by 2025… & invest in infrastructure & companies that help build a zero-carbon economy." #onpoli #cdnpoli #climaterisk https://t.co/1fh8dPQnhu
— Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health (@ActionShift) January 7, 2021
January 1
Divestment Year In Review 2020 From CleanTechnica https://t.co/5yJVZBcORl
— Mark Campanale (@CampanaleMark) January 1, 2021
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