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- Fossil fuel divestment funds rise to $6tn Tue, 11 Sep 18, 8:00amInsurance companies lead the sell-off of coal, oil and gas stocks over climate change and financial fears – oil majors now cite divestment as a risk to them
- As New York and London mayors, we call on all cities to divest from fossil fuels | Bill de Blasio and Sadiq Khan Mon, 10 Sep 18, 3:00pmTogether, the world’s urban centres can send a message to the fossil fuel industry: join us in tackling climate change• Bill de Blasio is mayor of New York City and Sadiq Khan is mayor of LondonThis summer it seemed as...
- Ireland becomes world's first country to divest from fossil fuels Fri, 13 Jul 18, 1:12amBill passed by parliament means more than €300m shares in coal, oil, peat and gas will be sold ‘as soon as practicable’
- Some rare good climate news: the fossil fuel industry is weaker than ever | Bill McKibben Thu, 21 Jun 18, 8:00pmFrom Wall Street to the pope, many increasingly see fossil fuels as anything but a sure bet. That gives us reason to hope
- Big Oil CEOs needed a climate change reality check. The Pope delivered | Bill McKibben Thu, 14 Jun 18, 6:00pmAt a gathering of fossil fuel executives at the Vatican, Pope Francis spoke much-needed common sense about climate change
- Bill McKibben: 'There’s clearly money to be made from sun and wind' Tue, 1 May 18, 8:12amEnvironmental campaigner and founder of 350.org says the financial sector has picked up on the future of energy much quicker than politicians • Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning
- BP chief urges Cambridge University to keep fossil fuel investments Wed, 25 Apr 18, 12:53amBob Dudley faces criticism for calling for university to ‘come to its senses’ over divestment
- 'Extreme' fossil fuel investments have surged under Donald Trump, report reveals Wed, 28 Mar 18, 3:00pmSharp rise globally in the dirtiest fossil fuel investments reverses progress made after the Paris agreement, with tar sands holdings more than doubling in Trump’s first year in office
- UK’s wasted chances to recycle and renew | Letters Fri, 12 Jan 18, 6:15amBritain should follow China’s example on renewables, writes Feargal Dalton, and Ian Paul urges the UK to step up to the recycling challenge. Neil Sinclair wants a fossil fuel-free February, while Grace Hewson wants a plastic-free...
- It’s time to join the renewables revolution | Letters Wed, 27 Dec 17, 5:13amMPs’ pension fund must dump fossil fuel investment, says Caroline Lucas; and the government should look to getting out of nuclear power, writes Paul DonovanThe government’s decision to allow pension funds to dump investments...
- New York delivers huge blow to the fossil fuel industry Fri, 22 Dec 17, 10:57pmNew York just sent a big message to the fossil fuel industry. The state is freezing all fossil fuel investments - and they are divesting almost $400 billion in pension funds from the industry, according to Grist. In a statement,...
- Boost for fossil fuel divestment as UK eases pension rules Mon, 18 Dec 17, 5:01pmExclusive: pension schemes will be free to dump fossil fuel investments after government drops ‘best returns’ legal rules
- Insurance giant Axa dumps investments in tar sands pipelines Tue, 12 Dec 17, 7:00pmAxa will also stop insuring US oil pipelines for business and ethical reasons, taking fossil fuel divestment to new level
- Theresa May: It’s Britain’s duty to help nations hit by climate change Tue, 12 Dec 17, 11:00amThe benefits of clean growth lay at the heart of our industrial strategy. But we must be at the forefront of the effort to keep global temperature rises at manageable levels
- No more green rhetoric. A sustainable future is vital and possible Mon, 11 Dec 17, 11:16pmClimate change is at the heart of Labour’s industrial strategy, which means investing in green tech and renewable energy, and divesting from fossil fuels