Our house is on fire but its business as usual at the HSBC AGM
School strikers George and Noga join forces with Bangladeshi anti-coal campaigner Rumana to share why they’re taking action together today against HSBC’s continued financing of coal. They’re outside the banks’ annual meeting today in Birmingham, UK.
HSBC profits from destruction
HSBC will be holding its annual shareholders’ meeting this week. We’re joining others to demand HSBC stop profiting from death and destruction of people and the planet.
Norwegian government recommends $7.5 billion divestment from oil and gas
Today, the government of Norway announced a recommendation for the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, worth $1 trillion, to divest more than $7.5 billion of holdings from upstream oil and gas industries. This proposal will next be put to a parliamentary vote.
Middlebury College, Alma Mater of 350.org co-founders, Divests from Fossil Fuels
The alma mater of several 350.org co-founders announced it will be divesting its $1.1 billion endowment from fossil fuels.
Fossil Free News: Hope for 2019
Diverse movements fighting for justice all over the world are growing rapidly in strength and numbers. Can you feel it too? This will be our year.
Major milestone: 1000+ divestment commitments
As the 24th global COP climate conference comes to a close in Poland, our mission remains crystal clear: we have…
An activist walks into a bank…
Over the last week people all over Europe took action at the banks financing the climate crisis. They shared one simple demand: preventing climate chaos = no new money for fossil fuels.
Putting Banks on Notice
In Switzerland, 7,000 marched straight to the banks funding climate chaos in reaction to the IPCC’s report on 1.5˚C.
Fossil Fuel Divestment Goes to Washington!
Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon just introduced the first ever fossil fuel divestment bill in US history! It’s called the Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy (RISE) Act in honor of this Saturday’s “Rise for Climate” global day of action.
Irish parliament makes history with vote to divest country fully from fossil fuels
Ireland today becomes the first country in the world to have voted to fully divest itself from the fossil fuel companies responsible for the climate crisis.