Scientists frustrated by a lack of action on climate change, despite the recent stark warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), should go on...
A coalition of 17 philanthropic foundations, with combined assets of nearly $2 billion (£1.2 billion), has pledged to divest from fossil fuels in an effort to...
US environmentalist Bill McKibben has argued that the Obama administration has continued to promote the extraction of polluting fossil fuels – the majority of which need...
Authorities in the US state of Vermont are reportedly divided between those who support divestment from fossil fuel companies and those claiming that it would be...
The devastation in the Philippines reminds us of our responsibility to stop profiting from the wreckage caused by companies whose business plan includes destroying the planet,...
Higher education institutions that don’t divest from fossil fuel companies because it’s the right thing to do should divest from “stranded assets” because it makes financial...
British universities have strong connections to the fossil fuels industry, with the equivalent of £2,083 invested for each UK student in the sector, according to a...
As student campaign group People & Planet prepares for its Fossil Free UK tour, others across the country are speaking out against universities investing in the...
The president of one of the most prestigious and richest universities in the world has told students and its board that when it comes to fossil...
Santa Clara Valley Water District has withdrawn investment in fossil fuels companies over concern about threats to water supplies caused by global warming. The US water...
An Australian activist who allegedly created a fake press release that caused a $300m drop in a major coal company’s share price has been released on...
Sustainability is to be placed at the core of the Australian National University’s (ANU) investment strategy, but it’s unclear whether this means the institution will divest...
Six Greenpeace activists are in the process of climbing the Shard, London and Europe’s tallest skyscraper, in protest against Shell’s exploration in the vulnerable Arctic. But...
Billionaire asset manager and philanthropist Tom Steyer has asked US senator David Vitter to donate the campaign contributions he received from fossil fuel companies to charity....
The Church of England will consider whether to completely divest from fossil fuels, after the diocese of Southwark passed a resolution backing such a move. The...