Fossil fuel divestment
News and analysis on carbon and fossil fuel divestment
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Environmental activists seek to use Trump’s cabinet of fossil fuel millionaires to pressure New York City pension funds to divest
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Member states approve changes, including €12bn innovation fund, to emissions plan for cleaner technology and pollution cuts
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The biggest bank in Germany says all new investment will stop and existing exposure will be gradually reduced
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Journalists, authors, economists and campaigners including Larry Elliott and Naomi Klein explore the finance of keeping fossil fuels in the ground
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The value of investment funds committed to selling off fossil fuel assets has jumped to $5.2tn, doubling in just over a year
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Innovations in renewables Fossil fuel divestment is worth $7tn globally yet Australia still clings to coal
Blair PaleseWhile the government lags behind on climate change; consumers, local councils and energy companies lead the way to clean energy, according to new report -
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon welcomes new total revealing concern over coal, oil and gas investments has entered financial mainstream
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Extreme weather is driving up uninsured losses and insurers must use investments to fund global warming resilience, says study
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Britain leads world in campus action to pull funds from oil, gas and coal companies, due to climate change concerns
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Ten years ago the leading economist warned about climate change in a landmark report – he says while there is cause for optimism, the picture is still grim
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The financial risks posed by climate change and bad investments could make an ugly dent in your retirement savings, a new report warns
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New investment policy will end the endowment fund’s exposure to tar sands and thermal coal, and channel 15% of its £175m into greener alternatives
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Scott Morrison should know better than to chastise superannuation funds who choose to protect their members’ savings from the decline of coal and fossil fuels
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Filipino government body gives 47 ‘carbon majors’ 45 days to respond to allegations of human rights violations resulting from climate change
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Benjamin Franta: Despite pressure from students and staff, Harvard leaders have refused to divest
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BusinessGreen: Newcastle University latest to announce it will pursue investment decisions that are compatible with its sustainability values
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Student and staff campaigners and activist group 350.org welcome university’s plan to completely divest from fossil fuels over the next five years
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The US insurance industry is the second largest institutional investor in oil, gas and coal – but it risks losing money if it doesn’t change its investment strategy
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From 3-15 May, thousands of young people around the world took part in civil disobedience on six continents, calling for oil, coal and gas to be kept in the ground
50 MPs back fight to divest parliament pension fund of fossil fuels