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Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement. As with the financial divestment movement, there is a valid debate about whether engagement with high-carbon firms that are working to reduce their emissions is more effective than simply severing ties. Michael Holder. Mon, 11/30/2020 - 01:00.
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C threshold (above pre-industrial levels) stipulated in the ParisAgreement. The University of Michigan Endowment Fund: Divesting from Fossil Fuels (Published 9.9.2020) In September 2019, there were climate change strikes at the University of Michigan.
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