SUCCESS STORIES
Fossil fuel divestment is the fastest growing divestment movement in history.
As of 2021, the divestment has grown to be a $40+ trillion commitment by major investors, pensions plans, and endowments worldwide!
Thousands of institutions are withdrawing their financial partnerships with fossil fuels including educational, government, philanthropic, faith-based, for-profit, and non-profit organizations.
Universities
Universi
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University of California
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/20/us/university-of-california-divest-fossil-fuels-trnd/index.html
Harvard University
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/09/10/harvard-divest-fossil-fuels/
University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-to-divest-from-fossil-fuels-with-net-zero-plan
Brown University
https://www.brown.edu/news/2020-03-04/climate
Columbia University
https://news.columbia.edu/news/university-announcement-fossil-fuel-investments
Georgetown
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Cities and States
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Ireland
Oslo, Norway
New York City, USA
New Orleans, USA
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Philanthropic
Including but not limited to...
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
https://mashable.com/archive/leo-dicaprio-fossil-fuel-divestment#5it8dcYsbqqY
Ford Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
Wallace Global Foundation
http://wgf.org/wp-content/uploads/mobilizing-more-for-mission.pdf
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Including but not limited to...
Lutheran World Foundation
https://www.lutheranworld.org/news/lwf-announces-decision-not-invest-fossil-fuels
World Council of Churches
Jesuits in Britain
https://brightnow.org.uk/news/jesuits-divest-from-fossil-fuels/
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