95th UK university divests from fossil fuels
The University of Northampton has become the 95th UK university to announce it is cutting its financial ties with the fossil fuel industry. The university will be divesting from fossil…
First Asian insurer rules out insuring coal companies
A day after its Annual General Meeting one of the top three Japanese non-life insurers became the first Asian insurer to rule out insurance and investment in coal companies. The…
Dancing mother protest urges Lloyds of London to stop underwriting fossil fuels
A group of mothers staged a mass dancing protest outside insurance market Lloyd's of London headquarters today. The campaigners have been urging the insurance market "stop jeopardising children's futures", and…
Surrey Students’ Union to boycott oil, gas, mining, and arms recruitment
University of Surrey Students' Union has voted to boycott all fossil fuel and arms industry recruitment. This comes off the back of two motions from the Surrey People & Planet…
Trans Pride Brighton & Hove becomes first to sign the Fossil Free Pride pledge
LGBTIQA+ activists recently launched a petition calling on Pride celebrations across the country to end their sponsorship relationships with the fossil fuel industry. The group - Fossil Free Pride -…
Campaigners celebrate as University of Leicester becomes 94th UK university to divest from fossil fuels
The global movement for fossil fuel divestment took another step forward today. The University of Leicester has become the 94th university in the UK to commit to excluding fossil fuel…
Why we’re campaigning to kick fossil fuels out of Pride
We love all the ways Pride brings us together for celebration and protest. The music, the crowds, the dancing, the outfits, the love and the fighting spirit. We’re also all…
Greens slam government for fossil fuel tax breaks
Rishi Sunak this week announced the government's package for tackling the cost of living crisis. The package includes a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies that…
LGBTIQA+ activists launch petition to kick fossil fuel companies out of Pride
LGBTIQA+ activists have launched a campaign demanding that Pride celebrations refuse to accept sponsorship from fossil fuel companies. Organised under the banner of Fossil Free Pride, the campaign has emerged…
Climate activists build giant oil pipeline outside Lloyds of London in protest over fossil fuel insurance
Climate campaigners from have today built a giant fake oil pipeline outside the headquarters of insurance market Lloyd's of London. The campaigners, from Coal Action Network, are protesting Lloyd's of…