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Transport for London launches tender to power Tube with renewable energy

Transport for London launches tender to power Tube with renewable energy

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Transport for London launches tender to power Tube with renewable energy

It initially aims to purchase around 10% of TfL’s required electricity needs from renewable energy sources and new-build assets

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‘Unis must reject all fossil fuel funding’

‘Unis must reject all fossil fuel funding’

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‘Unis must reject all fossil fuel funding’

Academics have come together in a plea to stop all British and American universities investing in any fossil fuel companies whatsoever

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‘This will go down in history as the finance COP’

‘This will go down in history as the finance COP’

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‘This will go down in history as the finance COP’

Board member of TheCityUK Catherine McGuinness explained the importance of finance at COP26 and explored the sector’s key role in the net zero transition going forward

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Aviva Investors threatens to divest from companies over climate inaction

Aviva Investors threatens to divest from companies over climate inaction

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Aviva Investors threatens to divest from companies over climate inaction

The Climate Engagement Escalation Programme will include companies from the oil and gas, metals and mining and utilities sectors

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Fossil fuel divestment works on a domestic basis – but is it creating pollution havens abroad?

Fossil fuel divestment works on a domestic basis – but is it creating pollution havens abroad?

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Fossil fuel divestment works on a domestic basis – but is it creating pollution havens abroad?

The University of Edinburgh Business School warns global oil and gas finance has still grown at over 8% per year since the divestment movement started in 2008

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New York’s $226bn pension fund targets net zero goal by 2040

New York’s $226bn pension fund targets net zero goal by 2040

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New York’s $226bn pension fund targets net zero goal by 2040

It will review its investments in energy sector companies within the next four years, with a view to divest from the ‘riskiest’ fossil fuel companies that contribute to climate change by 2025

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Global investors plan to double proportion of renewable investments in next five years

Global investors plan to double proportion of renewable investments in next five years

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Global investors plan to double proportion of renewable investments in next five years

This rise is expected to continue to 10.8% over a ten-year timeframe as global climate action continues to ramp up on the road to reaching net zero by 2050

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The University of Cambridge to divest entirely from fossil fuels by 2030

The University of Cambridge to divest entirely from fossil fuels by 2030

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The University of Cambridge to divest entirely from fossil fuels by 2030

The decision follows the university’s commitment to have net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2038

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Mayors of 12 major cities announce divestment from fossil fuel companies

Mayors of 12 major cities announce divestment from fossil fuel companies

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Mayors of 12 major cities announce divestment from fossil fuel companies

New York City, London and Berlin are among the cities which have committed to divesting city assets and pension funds from fossil fuel companies

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund records rise in financial returns after fossil fuel divestment

Rockefeller Brothers Fund records rise in financial returns after fossil fuel divestment

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund records rise in financial returns after fossil fuel divestment

The philanthropic foundation says its returns have beaten market benchmarks after it shifted its portfolio to 99% fossil fuel-free investments in 2014

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Royal College of Psychiatrists divests from fossil fuels

Royal College of Psychiatrists divests from fossil fuels

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Royal College of Psychiatrists divests from fossil fuels

Going forward, it has committed to only invest in companies that follow ‘good environmental, social and governance policies and practices’

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University of Bristol announces fossil fuel divestment

University of Bristol announces fossil fuel divestment

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University of Bristol announces fossil fuel divestment

The university has also called on the Universities Superannuation Scheme to abandon its £1bn investments in fossil fuels

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