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/
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
- "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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