The Divestment Movement Has Unexpectedly Exploded into the Trillions of Dollars and Here’s Why
So what’s behind the global momentum for divestment?
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Why the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement May Ultimately Win
The fossil fuel divestment campaign has so far persuaded only a handful of universities and investment funds to change their policies. But if the movement can help shift public opinion about climate change, its organizers say, it will have achieved its primary goal.
We’re Winning: Tapping the Legal System for Climate Change Action
Fossil fuels are in some ways a lot like tobacco –industry lobbyists continue to present them as cheap and socially acceptable.
Harvard Students Expand Blockade Calling for School to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Students at Harvard University have expanded their blockade of key administration offices while calling on the school to divest from fossil fuels.
Swarthmore Students Launch First Indefinite Occupation for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Last week, 44 students and alumni of Swarthmore…launch[ed] an occupation of Parrish’s Finance and Investments Office to demand that the Board of Managers enter into good faith negotiations with students towards fossil fuel divestment.