How could you tell if there’s an energy transition underway? Just ask Dong Energy. The $154 billion fossil-fuel company is abandoning all fossil fuels and changing its name to Ørsted, to honor the discoverer of electromagnetism. Dong once stood for Danish Oil and Natural Gas. On Feb. 2, the company announced it will stop all use of coal by 2023. On Sep. 29, Dong sold all its … [Read more...]
40 Catholic institutions to divest from fossil fuels
Forty Catholic institutions, including the Belgian bishops’ conference and a leading church social welfare agency in South Africa, have decided to divest from fossil fuel companies. The organizations cited the call of Pope Francis in his 2015 encyclical, “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home,” to take steps to protect the environment as well as the importance of making … [Read more...]
Anglican Church of Southern Africa to divest from fossil fuels
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Angola Mozambique and Namibia) passed a motion at their Provincial Synod to divest from fossil fuels. Following the Paris Climate Change agreement, it is vital that global warming does not pass a 2° degree increase, otherwise this could lead to catastrophic climate change. The Province is already … [Read more...]
Moving beyond the fossil fuel era
“We are living in a historic moment. We are seeing the start of a global transition towards renewable energy. At the same time, we’re already witnessing irreversible impacts of climate change. The talks and surrounding commitments send a strong signal to everyone – the fossil fuel era is coming to an end. As climate impacts worsen around the world, we need to seize on the … [Read more...]
Giant news organisation to divest from fossil fuels
The Guardian Media Group - the owners of one of the world’s most respected and influential news organisations - has begun the process of divesting itself from fossil fuels. The move follows the launch of The Guardian's own climate change campaign - in partnership with 350.org - to press two of the world’s largest charitable foundations to stop investing in oil, coal and gas … [Read more...]
