Corporate Knights

JANUARY 27, 2023

Divesting from fossil fuels isn’t just good for the planet. billion in returns over the last 10 years by not divesting from fossil fuels. If passed, the bill would also adopt new GHG targets for the state that would slash emissions by 65% (of 2005 levels) by 2035 and 100% by 2050. It can be good for financial returns, too.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Voice Through Divestment The other Honorable Mention paper examines how divestment of stock holdings and pledges to disinvest affect target companies and industries, given past skepticism about this link. The research underscores the significant financial impact of environmental advocacy and public sentiment,” says judge Lilian Ng. “It

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2005, Jacobson worked with Stanford students to begin mapping regions of the U.S. The fossil fuel divestment movement led by Bill McKibben’s 350.org Photo of Mark Jacobson (right) with Professor Gil Masters (center) and Peter Ramsey, who works in building energy and teaches at Stanford University. Photo Courtesy Mark Jacobson).

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Chris Hall

MARCH 23, 2022

Its interim target is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030. The country says based on 2021 emissions projections it is on track to reduce emissions by up to 35% below 2005 levels by 2030.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

His interest in environmental resilience was born in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, after accompanying his father to the region to help with reconstruction. . Finding herself the only Black person in the student divestment group, everything clicked. "I I knew that this is where I needed to be," she says.

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Richard Matthews

JANUARY 4, 2022

On Earth Day, President Biden pledged to reduce global warming emissions by 50 percent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. The fossil fuels divestment movement continues to grow and as indicated in a recent report by DivestInvest, 1,500 investment institutions, responsible for $39.2 trillion in assets, have committed to divest.

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