A government panel has rejected calls for Norway’s $870 billion (£555bn) wealth fund to divest from polluting fossil fuels, instead advocating an engagement approach. The Government...
The Fossil Free campaign, which is calling on institutions to divest from fossil fuel companies, has announced a global day of action beginning on February 13...
The vice chancellor of the University of New South Wales has said the school will not drop its $50 million investment in coal, oil and gas...
The City of Moreland, north of Melbourne, has become the first municipality in the state of Victoria to ditch holdings in fossil fuels companies, following calls...
Renowned US environmentalist Bill McKibben will be one of the recipients of this year’s Right Livelihood Awards, known as the ‘Alternative Nobel’, it has been announced....
As a group of institutions and foundations reveals a $50 billion shift from fossil fuels to cleaner investments, the Church of Sweden, one of the first...
The UN has released a list of confirmed attendants for the New York climate meeting next week, including David Cameron, with presidents from US and France...
The Uniting Church in Australia Assembly has voted to divest from fossil fuels companies, blamed for contributing to dangerous climate change, becoming the latest religious organisation...
Campaigners have called on the Vatican Bank to ditch all its investments in the fossil fuel industry, and throw its considerable weight behind the growing divestment...
Ahead of the United Nations climate talks set to take place in New York on September 23rd, campaign group 350.org have called for a weekend of...
Arcibishop Desmond Tutu has urged the University of Cape Town (UCT) to drop investment in polluting fossil fuels because of their contribution to climate change, which...
The World Council of Churches (WCC), representing 590 million people in 150 countries, has agreed on divesting from firms blamed for worsening climate change, triggering hope...
Catholic and Marianist University of Dayton in Ohio has publicly announced it will divest its holdings from fossil fuel companies and divert its finance towards ethical...
Oakland city council has unveiled plans to become the fifth Californian city to move finance away from companies blamed for worsening climate change, while also banning...
The 1,177-km (731-mile) Northern Gateway pipeline project, which will carry tar sands oil from Alberta to the Pacific coast in Canada, has been approved by the...