University of South Wales is holding Welsh universities back with its continued fossil fuel investments
"Historically we have been robbed; historically we have been plundered; historically we have been polluted - and now it is time to pay the climate debt." These were the words…
Climate campaigners demand insurance firms refuse to back the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Campaigners from the #StopEACOP campaign took their fight to the London Market Conference this week. The conference, hosted by Insurance Insider, saw insurance companies from the UK and across the…
My university just made history as the 100th UK university to divest from fossil fuels – now the remaining 53 must follow
Today my university made history. Coventry University became the 100th UK university to cut investment ties with the fossil fuel industry. Following a student-led campaign, Coventry joined the critical mass…
Divestment movement reaches major milestone as 100th UK university cuts ties with fossil fuel industry
Coventry University has announced it is divesting its £ investment portfolio from all fossil fuel companies. The move comes after a nine-month long student campaign. In making the decision, Coventry…
Lorna Slater blasts Tory ‘climate criminals’ in speech to Scottish Greens conference
Members of the Scottish Green Party are meeting in Dundee this weekend for their autumn conference. This morning, attendees heard a series of keynote speeches from the party's MSPs. Among…
How we ended all fossil fuel recruitment at Birkbeck
Birkbeck, University of London’s careers department has become the first in the UK to announce their exclusion of all oil, gas and mining industries from careers recruitment. When the Birkbeck…
Group of mums protest at England-India cricket match
A group of mothers staged a protest at Lord's cricket ground yesterday. The campaigns unfurled a 9-metre wide banner reading "Bruce: Fossil Fuels are just not cricket" during a women's…
Adrian Ramsay slams government’s decision to lift fracking ban
The Westminster government today confirmed its decision to lift the ban on fracking. The move will reverse the 2019 moratorium which prevented fracking across England. Fracking is a controversial method…
Brunel becomes 99th UK university to divest from fossil fuel
Brunel University London has announced it is divesting from fossil fuels. In doing so, it becomes the 99th UK university to make this commitment. Following a student-led campaign, Brunel University…
University of Central Lancashire becomes 97th UK university to divest from fossil fuels
Another big moment for the fossil fuel divestment movement. The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has announced it is fully divesting from the fossil fuel industry, becoming the 97th UK…