• Whitman College: Go Fossil Free!
    Climate change is accelerating. We are witnessing the increasing impacts of a warming planet more and more consistently; in this last year alone our country experienced record-breaking heat, droughts, and hurricanes, which impacted hundreds of thousands of people and cost our country hundreds of billions of dollars. Hurricane Sandy alone caused $50bn in damages. Experts agree that global warming caused by humans burning fossil fuels will continue to accelerate and intensify these tragic climate disasters. The scientific consensus is clear and overwhelming; we cannot safely burn even half of global fossil-fuel reserves without dangerously warming the planet for several thousand years. As public pressure to confront climate change builds, we call on Whitman College to immediately freeze any new investment in fossil-fuel companies, and to divest within five years from direct ownership and from any commingled funds that include fossil-fuel public equities and corporate bonds. We believe such action on behalf of Whitman College will not only be a sound decision for our institution’s long-term financial stability, but also for the wellbeing of its current and future graduating classes, who deserve the opportunity to graduate with a future not defined by climate chaos. Additionally, divesting would reinforce and legitimize Whitman's environmental commitment while also reflecting our institution's progressive social stance.
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  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale: Go Fossil Free!
    As public pressure to confront climate change builds, we call on Southern Illinois University Carbondale to immediately freeze any new investment in fossil-fuel companies, and to divest within five years from direct ownership and from any commingled funds that include fossil-fuel public equities and corporate bonds. We believe such action on behalf of Southern Illinois University Carbondale will not only be a sound decision for our institution’s financial portfolio, but also for the wellbeing of its current and future graduating classes, who deserve the opportunity to graduate with a future not defined by climate chaos.
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  • Franklin and Marshall College: Go Fossil Free!
    Climate change is accelerating. We are witnessing the increasing impacts of a warming planet more and more consistently; in this last year alone our country experienced record-breaking heat, droughts, and hurricanes, which impacted hundreds of thousands of people and cost our country hundreds of billions of dollars. Hurricane Sandy alone caused $50 billon in damages. Experts agree that global warming caused by humans burning fossil fuels will continue to accelerate and intensify these tragic climate disasters. The scientific consensus is clear and overwhelming; we cannot safely burn even half of global fossil-fuel reserves without dangerously warming the planet for several thousand years. As public pressure to confront climate change builds, we call on Franklin & Marshall College to immediately freeze any new investment in fossil-fuel companies, and to divest within five years from direct ownership and from any commingled funds that include fossil-fuel public equities and corporate bonds. We believe such action on behalf of Franklin & Marshall College will not only be a sound decision for our institution’s financial portfolio, but also for the wellbeing of its current and future graduating classes, who deserve the opportunity to graduate with a future not defined by climate chaos.
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  • Florida State University: Go Fossil Free!
    Climate change is accelerating. We are witnessing the increasing impacts of a warming planet more and more consistently; in this last year alone our country experienced record-breaking heat, droughts, and hurricanes, which impacted hundreds of thousands of people and cost our country hundreds of billions of dollars. Hurricane Sandy alone caused $50 billion in damages. Experts agree that global warming caused by humans burning fossil fuels will continue to accelerate and intensify these tragic climate disasters. The scientific consensus is clear and overwhelming; we cannot safely burn even half of global fossil-fuel reserves without dangerously warming the planet for several thousand years. As public pressure to confront climate change builds, we call on Florida State University to immediately freeze any new investment in fossil-fuel companies, and to divest within five years from direct ownership and from any commingled funds that include fossil-fuel public equities and corporate bonds. We believe such action on behalf of Florida State University will not only be a sound decision for our institution’s financial portfolio, but also for the well being of its current and future graduating classes, who deserve the opportunity to graduate with a future not defined by climate chaos.
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  • DivestVU
    The VU presents itself as a sustainable University, and has sustainability as one of its core values. Simultaneously, the VU invests in the fossil fuel sector. We believe that investing in fossil fuels is the opposite of sustainability, and attempt to convince the board of directors to divest from fossil fuel producing companies. The financial risks inherent in such investments are structurally underestimated. Also, continuing these investments will prove disastrous to the environment in the long run. We are actively looking for enthused fellow-students (especially bachelor students) who want to help get this message across to the board of directors of the VU.
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  • Alumni Call for Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, to Divest from Fossil Fuels
    Investments are a statement about how an institution sees the future. While LMH remains invested in fossil fuels, it aligns its financial interest with, and endorses the behaviour of, the most destructive industry on the planet. Such a practice is inconsistent with LMH's reputation as a pioneer in social justice: we are the college that ended the exclusion of women at Oxford in 1878 and established the innovative Foundation Year in 2017 to address equality of representation at Oxford. It is time for LMH to acknowledge climate change as the issue of our era, a driver of both environmental destruction and global inequality. It is time for LMH to stop profiting from the causes of climate change. In the past, LMH has taken a stance on issues such as tobacco through its investment decisions, and edited its Statement of Investment Principles in May 2017 to include a provision that allows ethical concerns to guide its decision making. The stage is set for LMH to act on climate change, to lead as the first Oxford institution to do so, and to join hundreds of other institutions around the world that have already divested from fossil fuels. Oxford scholars are at the forefront of research on the impacts of climate change, and were lead authors of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report - the global authority on climate science. The report made clear that 80% of known fossil fuel reserves must remain unburned to stay below the critical threshold of two degrees of global warming. Fossil fuel companies continue to disregard this scientific consensus. They are committed to burning 100% of their reserves, are actively exploring for more in ever more extreme environments, and are lobbying extensively to block meaningful action on climate change. Leading actors in the financial sector acknowledge that fossil fuel investments are increasingly risky, given that known reserves will become ‘unburnable’ in a carbon constrained world. This work is being championed by Oxford Smith School’s own ‘Stranded Assets’ programme. We may already be seeing the influence of the IPCC research on the oil market: a recent report by Deutsche Bank suggested that last year’s drop in oil prices was driven by growing consciousness of a carbon budget and political momentum. By divesting from fossil fuels, LMH can adopt the best investment practice both ethically and financially, act for the future of its scholars and alumni, and add its weight to the political momentum that is already undermining the industry. As LMH alumni and donors, we urge our alma mater to take action on climate change and divest from fossil fuels.
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  • Divest Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine From Fossil Fuels
    Climate change, caused by emissions of greenhouse gases from burning oil, is one of the biggest threats to global health in the 21st century. It threatens the lives and livelihoods of billions of people around the world. Extreme weather events — the floods, droughts, melting icecaps and wildfires we've seen in recent years — make it clear that climate change is no longer a future threat: it’s a clear and present danger. Those worst affected, and often least responsible for causing climate change, are the poor and vulnerable in both developed and developing countries. Trillions of dollars are globally invested in fossil fuels companies by public, private and charitable organisations. LSTM holds £13.44 milion in investment portfolios, and currently, its only exclusion of investment is the tobacco industry, a necessity for health bodies, so it can be assumed that the school indirectly has stocks in fossil fuel companies. This means that LSTM is actually profiting from fossil fuel companies, which contradicts its core mission of saving lives in resource poor countries. This petition calls on LSTM to carry out the above actions to fall in line with the growing number of universities in the UK and worldwide who have committed to divesting, and fulfil its responsibilities in reducing climate change (as one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals), as it does with other global health problems.
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  • St. Cloud State Divest From Fossil Fuels!
    Students on campus are concerned about the current state of our climate, and want our University to mirror the values of St. Cloud State students. Aside from benefiting our climate as a whole, we firmly believe this divestment will showcase the commitment St. Cloud State to being a progressive, innovative and conscious campus.
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  • Lane Community College: Go Fossil Free
    Climate change is accelerating. We are witnessing the increasing impacts of a warming planet more and more consistently; in this last year alone our country experienced record-breaking heat, droughts, and hurricanes, which impacted hundreds of thousands of people and cost our country hundreds of billions of dollars. Experts agree that global warming caused by humans burning fossil fuels will continue to accelerate and intensify these tragic climate disasters. The scientific consensus is clear and overwhelming; we cannot safely burn even half of global fossil-fuel reserves without dangerously warming the planet for several thousand years. As public pressure to confront climate change builds, we call on Lane Community College to immediately freeze any new investment in fossil-fuel companies, and to divest within five years from direct ownership and from any commingled funds that include fossil-fuel public equities and corporate bonds. We believe such action on behalf of Lane Community College will not only be a sound decision for our institution's financial portfolio, but also for the well-being of its current and future graduating classes, who deserve the opportunity to graduate with a future not defined by climate chaos. With a climate change denier now in the white house, it is even more important than ever to independently pursue renewable alternatives to fossil fuels and make a clear stand against the destructive policies that will be coming from Washington for the next four years.
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  • University of Portsmouth: Divest from the Fossil Fuel Industry
    The fossil fuel industry is driving the world towards a climate crisis. The science is clear, if we are to avoid catastrophic changes to our planet’s climate, threatening ecosystems and the lives of billions of people, we must drastically reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and transfer to cleaner energy systems. And we must do it quickly. The fossil fuel industry is actively blocking efforts to achieve this transition. It is wielding its unparalleled political influence to ensure global carbon emissions continue to rise, and reaping exorbitant profits at the cost of all our futures. This cannot be allowed to continue. It is incumbent upon all people of conscience now to take a stand against those individuals and institutions that would enrich themselves at humanity’s expense. The first step in doing that is to declare that you won’t be one of them. The University of Portsmouth should not attempt to profit from this morally bankrupt industry, and should join the growing international movement to withdraw its social license to operate.
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  • Fossil Free ULg - Pour que l'Université de Liège retire ses investissements des énergies fossiles
    Un mouvement mondial pour résoudre la crise climatique est en marche et vous pouvez y contribuer en agissant à un niveau local ! Aujourd’hui, les campagnes de désinvestissement des énergies fossiles se multiplient et nous demandons à l’ULg de se joindre au mouvement sans plus tarder. Pourquoi désinvestir des énergies fossiles ? Lors de la COP21, les États du monde entier se sont mis d’accord sur le fait que l’augmentation de la température terrestre moyenne ne doit pas dépasser 2°C (par rapport à l’ère pré-industrielle). L’accord de Paris mentionne même un objectif de 1,5°C. L’utilisation d’énergies fossiles est l’une des plus importantes causes d’émissions de CO2 dans l’atmosphère. Ce gaz est l’un des principaux responsables de l’augmentation de la température terrestre. Pour atteindre cet objectif de 2°C, 80 % des réserves connues d’énergies fossiles ne doivent pas être utilisées et doivent donc rester dans le sol. Pourquoi cibler l’ULg ? L’ULg dispose de fonds qu’elle place en bourse. Actuellement, l'université n’a pas conditionné ces placements à des critères éthiques. Une partie de cet argent est investi dans plusieurs des 200 entreprises qui disposent des plus grandes réserves d’énergies fossiles au monde et contribue ainsi à financer une industrie qui devrait d’urgence cesser ses activités. Or, l’ULg pourrait privilégier un investissement socialement responsable et investir dans des énergies renouvelables. Pourquoi votre signature est-elle importante ? En avril 2016, le Conseil d’Administration de l’ULg (CA) a été interpellé sur ses investissements et la possibilité que ceux-ci ne soient plus destinés à des entreprises ayant une activité nocive pour notre planète. A ce jour, ces demandes n’ont pas suscité d’intérêt auprès du CA. Pourtant, d'autres institutions et d'autres universités, telles celles d'Oxford, Yale et Stanford ont déjà franchi le pas et retiré leurs investissements de l'industrie extractive. Par cette pétition, nous voulons envoyer un signal fort aux autorités universitaires et leur faire savoir que nous, citoyen·ne·s libre·s et responsable·s - étudiant·e·s, diplômé·e·s, enseignant·e·s, chercheur·euse·s, assistant·e·s, membres du personnel administratif, technique et ouvrier, Liégeois·e·s ou habitant·e·s de cette Terre - n’acceptons pas que l’ULg compromette notre avenir et celui de notre planète en soutenant l’industrie des combustibles fossiles. Nous demandons à l'Université de Liège de faire preuve de responsabilité. En signant cette pétition, je marque mon soutien à la campagne « Fossil Free ULg » et demande à ce que l’ULg : - gèle immédiatement tout nouvel investissement dans les combustibles fossiles ; - établisse un calendrier de retrait de ses investissements dans les énergies fossiles pour arriver dès que possible à un pourcentage nul d’investissement dans les énergies fossiles et ce, dans un délai de 5 ans maximum. Cher·e signataire, le cas échéant, merci de préciser votre relation avec l'ULg dans votre signature (étudiant·e, membre du corps professoral, employé·e, ancien·ne étudiant·e, sous-traitant·e, etc.). Campagne soutenue par : 350.org Belgium, Barricade asbl, La Casa Nicaragua, Le CETRI, Comac ULg, écolo j ULg, ESL, Financité, Greenpeace Liège, GUS, INTAL et Universud et d'autres à venir...
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  • Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges drop Brittish Gas
    British Gas and it's Parent company are not 'green' they are major fossil fuel players, even backing UK fracking firm Cuadrilla. There is about three times more fossil fuel in reserves that could be exploited today than is compatible with 2C, and over 10 times more fossil fuel resource that could be exploited in future. Gas isn't green. Gas is a fossil fuel; when it burns it releases carbon, just like oil and coal. New power stations planned for the UK will be allowed to emit nine times the carbon limit recommended by the Government’s own Committee on Climate Change. Globally 80% of potential shale gas (fracked gas) must remain unburned.
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