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fossil fuel divestment, Tag
- How women can invest more ethically | Letters Thu, 11 Apr 19, 3:07amWe need to think hard about the kind of future our money is going to support through our investments, writes Mary Stevens of Friends of the Earth. Plus a letter from Margaret SquiresYour article on why women need to start...
- John McDonnell backs Momentum on Barclays protest Sat, 30 Mar 19, 9:38pmCampaign group to take direct action outside bank’s branches in protest at fossil fuel funding
- Global 'collapse' in number of new coal-fired power plants Thu, 28 Mar 19, 11:01amNot long before coal use is over, say analysts, while warning of possible resurgence in China
- Cyclone Idai shows the deadly reality of climate change in Africa | Landry Nintereste Thu, 21 Mar 19, 11:15pmVain promises and empty slogans have got us nowhere. Fossil-fuel extraction must end before more lives are lostAs Africa climate week unfurls in Ghana, the countries of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe count the costs of Cyclone...
- Norway's $1tn wealth fund to divest from oil and gas exploration Sat, 9 Mar 19, 3:03amWorld’s largest sovereign wealth fund was created to invest North Sea oil profits
- UK power stations' electricity output lowest since 1994 Thu, 3 Jan 19, 11:01amEnergy efficiency and changing economy cut generation by 1% in 20018 as renewables supplied record 33% of electricity
- At last, divestment is hitting the fossil fuel industry where it hurts | Bill McKibben Mon, 17 Dec 18, 4:37amTrillions of dollars of investments are being taken out of carbon-intensive companies. Governments must now take noticeI remember well the first institution to announce it was divesting from fossil fuel. It was 2012 and I...
- We need a non-proliferation treaty for fossil fuels | Letter Thu, 13 Dec 18, 4:47am‘Peaceful use’ of fossil fuels could mean their continued but decreasing extraction, within enforceable limits constrained by the Paris agreement goals, writes Hugh RichardsIn the face of the emerging climate emergency...
- Barclays customers in switch threat over tar sands investment Thu, 6 Dec 18, 1:26amUp to 30,000 account holders sign petition against pipeline projects in US and Canada
- Barclays customers 'to leave en masse' over tar sands investment Wed, 5 Dec 18, 9:50pmUp to 30,000 account holders sign petition against pipeline projects in US and Canada
- Insurers in UK and US lagging behind in divesting from coal, report finds Mon, 3 Dec 18, 5:00pmEuropean firms are making faster progress in refusing to insure polluting firms, says campaign group Unfriend Coal
- To save the planet we need a treaty – and to consider rationing | Letters Tue, 30 Oct 18, 4:08amBill McKibben, Naomi Klein, Caroline Lucas, John Sauven, Craig Bennett, Ann Pettifor and Leo Murray add their voices to calls for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty...
- 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’