Last Thursday, UCT’s Convocation, the body comprising all alumni and academic staff, passed a vote overwhelmingly in favour (40 votes in favour and 8 against) of our motion calling for […]
UCT’s Convocation votes strongly in favour of fossil fuel divestment – again Read More »
Well, I’ve heard [this claim] that divestment is ineffective and I would like to suggest otherwise. Taking the South African case, where I wrote a 700-page book on it, it’s
Why fossil fuel divestment is so important for UCT and South Africa Read More »
A friend just asked me on Facebook: How would you advise people to handle disinvestment with their financial advisors in terms of the funds they are invested in? Would it
How (the hell) do I divest from fossil fuels, and a sorry cautionary tale Read More »
As our new Minister of Mineral and Energy Resources fights to keep our economy in the dark ages, aided and abetted by a media sector credulous enough to repeat ‘clean
Gwede Mantashe: The Minister for Economic Destruction and Human Under-development? Read More »
We held our first-ever ‘Climate-Proofing Retirement Funds’ events in Cape Town and Johannesburg this week, focused on asset owners, particularly retirement fund boards. We were honoured to host Fiona Reynolds,
Climate-Proofing Retirement Funds: first thoughts Read More »
We’ve just published an article on the Daily Maverick explaining how non-profits can multiply their impacts by ensuring that they are not directly or indirectly (via funders) invested in companies
Even Eskom’s outgoing CEO, Phakamani Hadebe, has observed that “every year, fewer investors are willing to fund fossil fuel”. Apparently, banks haven’t got the memo. Our partners at Just Share,
To deny that human beings are changing the climate of the Earth in very dangerous ways, you have to disagree with one or more of these facts: Carbon dioxide is
The facts that climate change deniers have to deny Read More »
As you know, our biggest petition and campaign calls on SA’s top asset managers to give you the option of not investing in planet-killing companies like Sasol. How did they
How SA’s top asset managers have responded so far to our call for fossil-fuel free funds Read More »
Climate change and the risks associated with it should be a key part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address. How SA chooses to respond to climate change and its impact on the country will affect economic growth and social development for decades to come, yet climate change remains sidelined by the government and key sectors that are most vulnerable to its effects.
‘Climate change must be a central pillar of SA’s economic growth’ Read More »
