Search Results for 'divestment'
World Bank pledges $5bn to power Africa
NEWS: Hydropower is a key plank of US$5 billion World Bank investment in electricity for Africa
University of London’s SOAS freezes fossil fuel investments
NEWS: UK student campaign against oil, gas and coal holdings gathers pace with two universities considering divesting
RTCC’s climate thermometer: who’s hot, and who’s not?
BLOG: Who has shown some cool, green leadership this month… And who is heating up the planet?
Green dreams: judging the BRICS bank climate ambitions
ANALYSIS: Launched to great fanfare in Fortaleza, opinion is mixed on whether the emerging economy fund will be a force for good
Climate-friendly bonds are worth US$500bn – report
NEWS: The growing green bond market could stimulate low carbon investment and complement the divestment movement, says think-tank
Should the arts reject money from oil companies?
COMMENT: As churches and universities divest from fossil fuels, it’s time for the cultural industries to follow suit
World Council of Churches divests from fossil fuels
NEWS: A group representing half a billion Christians has said it will no longer invest in coal, oil and gas
Australian bishop accuses Tony Abbott of “denigrating” climate science
NEWS: Climate pressure ramped up on Prime Minister, as Anglican church backs moves to ditch oil, gas and coal holdings
Glasgow University could ditch £19m fossil fuel assets
NEWS: Official panel recommends Glasgow follows other academic institutions in ditching oil and gas investments
Fund managers must account for long term risks – UK Law Commission
NEWS: Environmental and social risks should be integrated into investment strategies says influential body
Catholic university divests from fossil fuels
NEWS: University of Dayton is largest endowment fund to completely reject fossil fuel investments so far
African Development Bank refuses to quit coal funding
NEWS: US and World Bank ‘don’t understand’ impact of coal funding withdrawal on poor countries, says senior official
Bill McKibben issues ‘call to arms’ for New York climate summit
NEWS: Veteran campaigner plans largest ever march in Big Apple during Ban Ki-moon’s climate meet in September
Shell dismisses Carbon Bubble concept as ‘alarmist’
NEWS: Letter from senior executive to shareholders says oil and gas likely to dominate energy mix till 2050s
Fossil-free investment portfolios soared 50% in 2013
NEWS: Investment managers are increasingly offering fossil-free portfolios to their clients, survey finds
UN to back Pope Francis statement on ‘human ecology’
NEWS: UN will support Pope Francis’ expected encyclical on man’s relationship with the planet, says Christiana Figueres
Stanford University to end investment in coal
NEWS: Prestigious American university pledges to divest its $18.7bn endowment fund from coal industry
UN climate veteran confident 2015 summit won’t echo Copenhagen
INTERVIEW: Deputy chief Richard Kinley says intensive diplomacy from world’s major carbon polluters could pay off in Paris
Australian banks lose millions of dollars as customers divest
NEWS: Hundreds of customers have closed accounts at Australia’s four biggest banks in protest at their fossil fuel investments
Campaigners release ‘hit list’ of 200 largest fossil fuel companies
NEWS: Divestment index reveals polluting companies which ethical investors ‘should avoid’