Tag: fossil fuel divestment
Climate confrontation: Over 50 arrested as activists target Citigroup’s climate policies
Protesters descend on Citigroup's Manhattan HQ, igniting a 'Summer of Heat' against banks fueling fossil fuel projects and escalating the climate crisis.
Climate activists blockade Citigroup HQ in NYC to demand banking giant...
Citibank is the world’s second-largest funder of coal, oil and gas.
How protests that double as trainings are growing this fossil fuel...
The activists represented a broad coalition of grassroots organizations that had come to Malvern to stage an intervention over Vanguard’s $300 billion investments in fossil fuels.
Hospitals are investing billions of dollars in fossil fuels, report reveals
Should hospitals decide not to join the fossil fuel divestment movement, they risk betraying their mission to serving their patients, new report said.
World’s biggest banks poured $673 billion into fossil fuels last year
“This is one of the most insane misallocations of capital in human history.”
As California considers dropping fossil fuels from major pension funds, new...
“California cannot be a climate justice leader if we continue to invest in the companies that are polluting our environment.”
New report: World’s 60 largest banks have poured $3.8 trillion into...
Even amidst the global economic downturn, fossil fuel financing numbers were higher in 2020 than 2016.
Rutgers University makes ‘powerful decision’ to divest from fossil fuel
“This decision aligns with Rutgers’ mission to advance public health and social justice.”
‘A big deal’: Bill McKibben on Rutgers fossil fuel divestment &...
Author, environmentalist and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben says the Rutgers divestment decision is “a big deal,” especially as it happened at one of the oldest universities in the United States.
Trump administration targets banks divesting from fossil fuels in new anti-climate...
The OCC’s new rule could stunt divestment campaigns by requiring major banks to justify each individual decision to regulators using “quantitative, impartial risk-based standards established by the bank in advance.”
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Vance’s popularity crisis: Can the RNC afford to keep him on the ticket?
Polling reveals deep unpopularity for GOP vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, raising questions about the Republican Party’s strategy and the potential consequences for the 2024 election.
American healthcare workers demand Biden and Harris end support for Israeli assault on Gaza
As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American healthcare workers who volunteered in Gaza urge U.S. leaders to end Israel’s assault, citing the atrocities witnessed firsthand.
Public opposition to Project 2025 surges as Trump distances himself
Awareness and disapproval of Project 2025 increase significantly despite Trump’s attempts to disassociate from the controversial conservative policy agenda.
730 million people faced hunger last year: A global crisis demanding urgent action
The latest UN report reveals alarming levels of hunger and malnutrition, highlighting the need for urgent political and financial commitments to address food insecurity worldwide.