Archives: Divestment

Thursday, July 7, 2016

UWinnipeg creates green investment fund, faces criticism from students

Reposted from: The Academica Group. Originally posted on June 30, 2016 Representatives from the student group Divest UWinnipeg have criticized the school’s decision to pursue strategic alternatives to a full divestment from fossil fuels. The university has been consulting with the group for the past year. The group has asked the University of... More

Thursday, March 10, 2016

uWinnipeg Student, Faculty Associations call for fossil fuel divestment

Reposted from Academica Top Ten (http://academica.ca/topten) Originally published March 10th, 2016 The Student and Faculty Associations at the University of Winnipeg have asked the school to withdraw all of its investments in fossil fuels. The request applies specifically to fossil fuel stocks currently included in the portfolios of the... More

Sunday, February 7, 2016

UBC rejects divestment proposal, proposes $10 M sustainability fund

Reposted from Academia.edu. Originally published February 5, 2016 The University of British Columbia has reportedly proposed a $10 M sustainability fund instead of divesting from fossil fuel companies, despite last year’s majority vote by both UBC students and faculty in favour of fossil fuel divestment. The decision was frustrating, said... More

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Smoke & Mirrors: The New Ethos of Fossil Fuel Divestment

Smoke & Mirrors: The New Ethos of Fossil Fuel Divestment Maya Stewart The stage was set. As I sat at the back of Carleton University’s cramped English lounge, I observed the nervous anticipation that filled the space around me. Perhaps no one had expected such a large turnout. It seemed somewhat amusing, the ritualistic... More

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Climate Change and the Case for Fossil Free Divestment

Click here to see an information brief submitted to the Carleton University Pension Committee by Carleton Fossil Free... More

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Perspectives on Fossil Fuel Divestment

The Carleton Working Group on Climate Change invites you to attend  Perspectives on Fossil Fuel Divestment: A Roundtable Can we have an impact on climate change by divesting from oil companies? Our speakers will explore this question from a range of perspectives and then open the floor to discussion. Speakers: Bilan Arte (Deputy Chair,... More

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