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University - the place to get involved in climate activism

 University is the perfect place to meet like-minded people who are concerned about taking action over the climate crisis... https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/26/climate-activism-why-university-is-a-great-place-to-get-involved

Major hedge fund divesting from fossil fuels

 Norwegian asset management firm Storebrand is divesting from ExxonMobil and Chevron because of their attempts to block green energy policies... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/24/major-investment-firm-dumps-exxon-chevron-and-rio-tinto-stock?CMP=share_btn_link

Student pressure on UK universities to tackle the climate crisis

 In January half of the UK's universities agreed to divest from fossil fuels as a result of student campaigns to tackle the climate crisis. This is part of a growing awareness of the need to make universities more environmentally sustainable... https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/21/all-universities-must-commit-to-net-zero-by-2030-tackling-campus-climate-crisis

Fossil fuel assets downgraded

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the shift away from fossil fuels, leading to a significant downgrading of assets on the part of the world's largest fossil fuel companies... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/14/seven-top-oil-firms-downgrade-assets-by-87bn-in-nine-months  

Leading economists call for an end to the carbon economy

Over 100 leading economists, including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, have signed a public letter calling for an end to the carbon economy in order to address not only environmental collapse but also the deep inequalities of our present economic system. See https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/04/economists-letter-carbon-economy-climate-change-rebuild

Major UK pension fund to divest from fossil fuels

The UK's largest pension fund, with 9 million members, is to begin divesting from fossil fuels. See https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/29/national-employment-savings-trust-uks-biggest-pension-fund-divests-from-fossil-fuels