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- Britain spent 'twice as much on overseas fossil fuels as renewables' Fri, 11 Aug 17, 3:01pmNearly half of £6.1bn energy spending in developing countries from 2010-14 went on oil, coal and gas-fired schemes, data shows
- Top global banks still lend billions to extract fossil fuels Thu, 22 Jun 17, 2:00amAnalysis of world’s lenders reveals many claim green credentials while still financing fuels like tar sands, oil and coal
- Anglican church in Carmichael mine heartland to divest from fossil fuels Fri, 2 Jun 17, 6:12amDiocese of Rockhampton, which covers Queensland gas and mining towns, votes to sell coal seam gas and thermal coal assets
- Top UK fund manager divests from fossil fuels Mon, 15 May 17, 3:01pmArchbishop of Canterbury plays crucial role in BMO Global Asset Management’s decision to dump £20m of shares in firms such as BHP Billiton
- Oil company Santos admits business plan is based on 4C temperature rise Fri, 5 May 17, 10:06amChairman Peter Coates says company’s plan is ‘consistent with good value’, but experts call it ‘a breathtaking failure to come to grips with a world in transition’
- For a horrible glimpse into Australia's dark future, look to Trump's views on coal | Ketan Joshi Fri, 28 Apr 17, 6:30amThe ugly end of decarbonisation is being yanked in different directions by political messaging, in both the US and Australia
- Harvard 'pausing' investments in some fossil fuels Fri, 28 Apr 17, 12:33amUniversity stops short of fully divesting its $36bn endowment from coal, oil and gas but green groups welcome the breakthrough after a five-year campaign
- Government pension scheme begins ditching oil and gas investments Fri, 24 Feb 17, 9:21pmNational Employment Savings Trust to move investments into new climate change fund and scale back shares in firms such as Shell and ExxonMobil
- Government intervention has led to higher energy bills, claims Lords report Fri, 24 Feb 17, 10:09pmCommittee urges new energy commission that would prioritise low energy bills and security rather than low carbon emissions
- Shell's 1991 warning: climate changing ‘at faster rate than at any time since end of ice age’ Tue, 28 Feb 17, 9:27pmCritics say public information film shows Shell ‘understood the threat was dire, potentially existential for civilisation, more than a quarter of a century ago’
- Universities of Newcastle and Southampton join fossil fuel divestment push Wed, 25 May 16, 10:05pmNewcastle University latest to announce it will pursue investment decisions that are compatible with its sustainability values, reports BusinessGreen
- La Trobe becomes Australia's first university to commit to fossil-fuel divestment Wed, 25 May 16, 3:38pmStudent and staff campaigners and activist group 350.org welcome university’s plan to completely divest from fossil fuels over the next five years
- Protesting to #Breakfree of fossil fuels – in pictures Sat, 21 May 16, 7:00pmFrom 3-15 May, thousands of young people around the world took part in civil disobedience on six continents, calling for oil, coal and gas to be kept in the ground
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divests entire holding in BP Thu, 12 May 16, 9:35pmWorld’s largest health charity sells its $187m stake in the oil giant in a move welcomed by fossil fuel divestment campaigners
- Rowan Williams calls on Cambridge University to divest from fossil fuels Fri, 29 Apr 16, 12:48amFormer archbishop of Canterbury says the university should withdraw its £5.8bn fund from from oil, coal and gas on ethical and financial grounds