Divestment from fossil fuels

Moving from Fossil Fuels

Divestment movement articles:

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/08/fossil-fuel-divestment-a-brief-history

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/fossil-fuel-divestment/

http://www.iop.harvard.edu/does-divestment-work

http://justandstable.org/ Students for a Just and Stable Future

GoFossilFree

http://gofossilfree.org/commitments/

http://gofossilfree.org/#blog

Go FossilFree has listed a growing number of institutions committing to divest from fossil fuels.

The commitments page lists a growing number of commitments from colleges and universities, cities, counties, religious institutions, and other institutions.

Visit their site and click on each name for more information -- and model language -- about the type of commitment they’re making.

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26 August 2014

Divestment from fossil fuels

• "Stranded asset" concerns

Hong Kong and London reports – Oil, gas and coal companies make up one of the world’s largest liquid asset classes, with a combined stock market valuation of nearly $5trn. In the past two years, dozens of public and private institutions have announced plans to divest their fossil fuel holdings because of environmental concerns, ethical investment strategies, or worries that assets might become “stranded” by emission regulations...

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