Tag: fossil fuel divestment

Student activists demand divestment and transparency from the University of Wisconsin, facing police crackdowns and administrative pushback.

“This victory shows students have the ability to enact institutional change."

A new student-led report reveals how six prestigious universities have received millions from the fossil fuel industry, raising concerns about conflicts of interest, research bias, and the need for academic independence from polluting sectors.

Protesters descend on Citigroup's Manhattan HQ, igniting a 'Summer of Heat' against banks fueling fossil fuel projects and escalating the climate crisis.

Citibank is the world’s second-largest funder of coal, oil and gas.

The activists represented a broad coalition of grassroots organizations that had come to Malvern to stage an intervention over Vanguard’s $300 billion investments in fossil fuels.

Should hospitals decide not to join the fossil fuel divestment movement, they risk betraying their mission to serving their patients, new report said.

“This is one of the most insane misallocations of capital in human history.”

“California cannot be a climate justice leader if we continue to invest in the companies that are polluting our environment.”

Even amidst the global economic downturn, fossil fuel financing numbers were higher in 2020 than 2016.