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The Economic Case for Divestment & Re-investment at McMaster

On July 6 a group from Macgreeninvest (MGI) met online with McMaster's newly appointed President, David Farrar, and Roger Couldrey, Vice-President, Office of Administration, to put the case for McMaster divesting its endowment fund from fossil fuels and re-investing the money in renewable green energy to tackle the climate crisis. MGI submitted a detailed explanation outlining the feasibility of these two goals: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSxETkrusv1H6dnrD7uu3-z1Kvi3oerYiOccVDWL4qdfMaqqGUNmHDmZtVg1FybigdOBy7yh1wpYtgc/pub

Is there a future for liquified natural gas?

Gas Bubble 2020 , a recent report from Global Energy Monitor, casts doubt on the future of liquefied natural gas due to decreasing demand because of the COVID-19 crisis, increased competition from renewable energy sources, and growing protests against fossil fuel infrastructure projects. For more information see https://globalenergymonitor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/GasBubble_2020_r3.pdf