Sentences with phrase «divestment from fossil fuels»

This unprecedented danger to humanity has inspired a global ethical movement for divestment from fossil fuel companies.

While this falls short of the goals of 350NYC and other organizations that call for full divestment from fossil fuel companies, it's a vital first step.

«I do not believe, nor do my colleagues on the Corporation, that university divestment from the fossil fuel industry is warranted or wise.

That math kicked off a widespread campaign of divestment from fossil fuel stocks by universities, churches, and foundations.

New York, NY — Just one day before dozens of New Yorkers will take action at the New York City pension fund meeting calling for full divestment from fossil fuels, actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio added his voice, calling on New York to step into its leadership and divest from fossil fuels.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli cautioned again this week that the financial interests of the state pension fund must be weighed when considering divestment from fossil fuels.

Today, UCS has achieved nearly complete divestment from fossil fuel companies, with no material change in risk or return objectives: Our stock holdings are now more than 98 percent fossil fuel — free.

Moreover, at the rally, Public Advocate Tish James announced that she favors divestment from fossil fuels by the city's pension funds.

We also recognize divestment from fossil fuels as one of the strategies to speed the needed transition to a low - carbon clean energy economy.

New York's goal of eliminating about $ 5 billion in securities of nearly 200 oil companies, would be among the biggest public pension divestments from fossil fuels to date, the city said in a statement.

Hawkins also supports divestment from fossil fuels and from for - profit prisons.

NYC's Largest Public Employee Union Explores Fossil Fuel Divestment District Council 37 forum focuses on environmental justice and divestment from fossil fuels New York, NY — Today, New York City's largest public employee union, District Council 37, gathered for a -LSB-...]

Panels focused on current efforts to tackle climate change, ranging from local environmental initiatives to the global Paris climate agreement, as well as how divestment from fossil fuels can be a tool for climate justice and curbing the impacts of climate change.

Foundations with $ 1.8 bn vow divestment from fossil fuels (Bloomberg).

Now, with oil prices crashing while the cost of production does not; with campaigners scoring victories from the Paris climate agreement to major institutional divestment from fossil fuels; and with increasingly viable competition from electrified transportation, efficiency and renewables — oil companies may be facing a unique confluence of uphill challenges.

United Church of Christ to become first U.S. denomination to move toward divestment from fossil fuel companies.

Divestment from fossil fuels threatens modern life and consigns millions of people to poverty #DivestmentTruth

The strongest criticism of investor engagement tends to come from activists who prefer divestment from fossil fuel interests.

Hobley explained that the Paris climate agreement and the subsequent international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas have been crucial for boosting divestment from fossil fuels.

The Global Divestment Mobilization (May 5 to 13) will draw together thousands of people from across 39 countries on six continents to push forward divestment from fossil fuels, in favor of renewable energy.

Catholic church to make record divestment from fossil fuels.

The motion was brought by members of the BMA's Retired Members Forum as well as several local committees and follows an editorial published in the British Medical Journal in March that called for divestment from fossil fuels because of the «scale and immediacy of the threat to human survival, health and wellbeing» posed by unmitigated climate change.

ALBANY — State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli cautioned again this week that the financial interests of the state pension fund must be weighed when considering divestment from fossil fuels.

But UK's second biggest university by endowment says it will not bow to campaigners» demands for full divestment from fossil fuels

Debates about the «financialisation of nature» and the potential of divestment from fossil fuels is not new of course.

In a related On the Media segment, «The Guardian Gets Positive,» Bob Garfield examines the British paper's much - discussed campaign for divestment from fossil fuels.

A manufacturers group slammed the city's lawsuit against oil companies and its divestment from fossil fuel businesses.

Speakers highlighted that divestment from fossil fuels is not only the just thing to do, but also could help protect the pension.

Student groups have led the charge for more solar powered schools and divestment from fossil fuels.

The latest news: Sterling College — a small, private liberal arts college in Vermont — has completed its divestment from the fossil fuel industry.

Faust argued that divestment from fossil fuels would hurt the bottom line for Harvard's endowment, but an Associated Press analysis showed that fossil fuel free endowments would have a better rate of return over the past decade.