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NEW: Report from @UKDivest reveals that @hackneycouncil is investing almost £35m in fossil fuel companies like BP and Shell, despite declaring a #ClimateEmergency in 2019
Use this tool below to let our councillors know it's time to dump fossil fuels 👇act.friendsoftheearth.uk/tar…
.@GreenpeaceUK is taking the government to court over its approval of @Shell’s Jackdaw gas project.
@KwasiKwarteng needs to #StopJackdaw and all new oil and gas projects!
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BREAKING: The UK govt has just approved the Jackdaw gas field.
It’s atrocious that even though the science is clear that we can’t have new oil and gas projects, they’re giving the green light to yet another climate wrecking project.
But it's not over!
📢 WATCH THIS SPACE 📢
Tell Deutsche Bank to stop funding climate destruction and rule out finance for Total’s East African Crude Oil Pipeline #StopEACOP
act.350.org/sign/Deutsche-Ba…
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Fossil fuel interests are now cynically using the war in Ukraine to try to lock in a high carbon future.
A shift to renewables is crucial to mending our broken global energy mix & offering hope to millions suffering climate impacts today.
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I was recently invited to debate with a representative of @bp_plc about what the net-zero target means for UK energy policy.
Here's a🧵based on my slides about why the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's letter is scientifically illiterate 1/n
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BREAKING: The #PaidToPollute claimants have their date in the High Court!
On Dec 8 2021, Jeremy, @mikaelaloach & @IndyAnatomist will face the UK Gov over the billions it’s spent propping up the oil & gas industry 🔥
Show your support outside the court 📣
bit.ly/InTheHighCourt
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Two more photos from our demo yesterday calling on @hackneycouncil to divest from Israel's occupation of Palestinian land.
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Our week-long Fossil Free Gathering is starting Monday 4th.
Join activists and experts to learn how to best run or start a divestment campaign.
With COP approaching, take your campaign to the next level.
Register: bit.ly/fossilfree21
Thread on what’s coming up: 1/15
Huge news! One to celebrate tonight outside Hackney Town Hall!
🎉The University of Aberdeen is the 90th UK university to divest from fossil fuels, making 75% of Scottish unis Fossil Free ahead of #COP26!🎉
It’s time @RobertGordonUni did the same! Sign the petition 👉 bit.ly/3lKqqWg
Keep us winning 👉 peopleandplanet.org/donate
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🎉The University of Aberdeen is the 90th UK university to divest from fossil fuels, making 75% of Scottish unis Fossil Free ahead of #COP26!🎉
It’s time @RobertGordonUni did the same! Sign the petition 👉 bit.ly/3lKqqWg
Keep us winning 👉 peopleandplanet.org/donate
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Aberdeen University votes to divest from fossil fuels
@peopleandplanet @aberdeenuni
energyvoice.com/oilandgas/no…
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Speakers *tomorrow* from @divesthackney @XRHackney @HackneyNEU @cyclethebigride and @PSCupdates
See you outside Hackney Town Hall at 6pm
#Palestine
Join us this Thursday night at 6pm outside Hackney Town Hall to demand divestment from climate change and human rights abuses.
m.facebook.com/events/362408…
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There's a 95% chance your local government council invests in fossil fuels.
In the run up to COP it's time to change that.
Join some of our online events at the Fossil Free Gathering to see what you can about divestment.
From the 4th of October:
divest.org.uk/gathering2021
We'll be standing alongside @HackneyPSC this Thursday to call for the Council to divest from companies complicit in human rights violations. Join us!
The director of Palestine Solidarity Campaign @BenJamalpsc is coming to Hackney.
Join him and us outside the Town Hall on Mare Street on Thursday 30th September 6-7pm to demand that Hackney Council stop investing in Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian land. #Palestine
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@XRHackney @divesthackney @HackneyPSC @unisontheunion @UNISONinLG @BenHayhurst @RebeccaLRenn @PollyBillington @KamAdams1 @dezairedale @Margaretgord @NickSharman @RobertAChapman @mayorofhackney @London_CIV
Hackney Council's pension fund invests £35 million in fossil fuels and £23 million in companies supporting Israel's breaches of international law
Agree that scheme members SHOULD get a say in where funds are invested?
We want to hear from our members⬇️
bit.ly/3kOinY9
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The UK's Science Museum has become a flag carrier for the broader attitude that fossil fuel companies are somehow uniquely positioned to prevent the damage caused by fossil fuels.
Don't misdescribe this as naive centrism: it is very literally a deadly ideology.
ALT We believe the right approach is to engage, debate and challenge companies, governments and individuals to do more to make the global economy less carbon intensive
Yesterday there was a peaceful protest by Extinction Rebellion activists in the museum. Read more about how our team calmly handled the situation and how we are engaging visitors with the science of climate change in this new blog post sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/bl…
Strong proposal from @EdwardJDavey, which includes the following:
"In the longer term, pension funds would have to disinvest from fossil fuels by 2035, with all companies with fossil fuel assets removed from the exchange by 2045."
theguardian.com/business/202…
The @LibDems are proposing that all pension funds nationally divest from fossil fuels by 2035.
@hackneycouncil have refused to set any timeline.
Where is the ambition needed to tackle the climate crisis @RobertAChapman @mayorofhackney?
@UKDivest @HackneyUNISON
“There’s a massive lie being perpetrated by people in the City, these fossil fuel companies & the gov. The lie is these investments are safe. They are not safe."
Why are we believing this lie @hackneycouncil @HackneyLabour?
#DivestHackney #FossilFree @XRHackney