Local authorities, pension funds and financial institutions are being urged to take action to simultaneously address the fuel poverty, climate and energy crises by fossil fuel divestment groups across the UK today (Friday 24 March). More than 30 groups across the country are expected to join today’s Divest from Crisis day of action, which has […]
After three years of online-only organising, this year’s Fossil Free Gathering saw 50 grassroots activists passionate about climate justice coming together to share learnings about fossil fuel divestment campaigning, build connections, and develop the skills needed to win their local campaigns. From 23rd-25th September 2022, we welcomed 50 activists from all across the UK to
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Elections 2022 Thank you and next steps… As the election season comes to a close, we wanted to take the opportunity to say a massive thanks for your contribution to this year’s UK Divest pledge campaign. Whether you posted on social media, emailed your local party branch, or signed the pledge yourself — we couldn’t have done
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#StopFundingFossilFuels Day of Action Protests take place across the UK over council investments in fossil fuels during COP26 – including Glasgow over Strathclyde Pension Fund Local authorities must do far more to champion the fight against climate change by divesting from fossil fuels, say Friends of the Earth and campaign group Platform today (Wednesday 3
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UK pension funds have an estimated £128 billion invested in fossil fuels, equivalent to nearly £2,000 for every person in the UK, according to new research by Friends of the Earth released today. This is the key finding from “Polluted Pensions? Clearing the air around UK pensions and fossil fuels”, a new report[1] by Friends
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This year’s Fossil Free Gathering brought together over a hundred grassroots activists passionate about climate justice to share their knowledge and experiences of fossil fuel divestment campaigning, plan for COP26 and develop their skills across a range of areas. Workshops, talks and discussions in full Videos of each of the events are available to view
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A year after Oxford University decided to divest from fossil fuels, the Oxfordshire local government pension fund has begun excluding fossil fuel investments from their own fund. On 10th September, the administering committee for the scheme, worth approximately £3 billion and with around 65,000 members, voted to move the full value of the Fund’s passive
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This blog has been written in response to Graham Lawton’s article Why your pension may be destroying the planet – and how to change that, published in the New Scientist on 2 June 2021. Graham Lawton has fundamentally misunderstood the strategy behind the global fossil fuel divestment movement – the fastest-growing divestment campaign the world
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Campaigners are urging councillors to agree on strong climate standards and a clear divestment timeline. “It’s not an investment if it’s destroying the planet.” – Vandana Shiva As Glasgow prepares to host the UN COP26 Climate Conference in November, climate campaigners across the UK are calling on Glasgow councillors to take urgent action to tackle
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YouGov research has found that when asked ‘to what extent do you support or oppose the investment of local government pension funds in fossil fuel companies’, just 12% said they support. 41% oppose, with the rest indifferent. 95% of councils have yet to divest their pension funds from fossil fuels.[1] Collectively they still have almost
