Macgreeninvest

04/30/2026

The financial case for fossil fuel divestment has been made for at least the last 10 years, but now even powerful investment organizations such as Blackrock and Meketa have caught on...



https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-powerful-new-financial-argument-for-fossil-fuel-divestment

https://ieefa.org/major-investment-advisors-blackrock-and-meketa-provide-a-fiduciary-path-through-the-energy-transition/

The financial case for fossil fuel divestment has been made for at least the last 10 years, but now even powerful investment organizations ...

04/30/2026

McMaster's President, David Farrar, has committed to divesting the university from fossil fuels as soon as possible...

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5953194

McMaster's President, David Farrar, has committed to divesting the university from fossil fuels as soon as possible... https://www.cbc.ca/a...

04/30/2026

Former Governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England Mark Carney argues for putting the market in the service of action on climate change...



https://www.corporateknights.com/magazines/2021-global-100/from-climate-crisis-to-real-prosperity-16118505/

04/30/2026

An international study has found that burning fossil fuels such as coal and oil contributed to the death of almost nine million people worldwide in 2018, about one in five of all deaths that year...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/09/fossil-fuels-pollution-deaths-research

An international study has found that burning fossil fuels such as coal and oil contributed to the death of almost nine million people worl...

04/30/2026

UVic has divested $80 million of its quarter million dollar capital fund from fossil fuels...

https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/mobile/uvic-announces-full-divestment-of-capital-fund-from-fossil-fuels-1.5292402

UVic has divested $80 million of its quarter million dollar capital fund from fossil fuels... https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/mobile/uvi...

04/30/2026

Eight Canadian universities make it into the Times Higher Education climate action plan rankings of the world's top 100 universities, with UBC an impressive No. 1 and UVic at No.4.

McMaster University doesn't make to list...

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/top-universities-climate-action

Eight Canadian universities make it into the Times Higher Education climate action plan rankings of the world's top 100 universities, with ...

04/30/2026

The CEO of BlackRock, an investment company that controls about $9 trillion in assets, is calling on businesses in which it invests to make public their plans to ensure a "net zero" carbon emission economy...



https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/business/dealbook/larry-fink-letter-blackrock-climate.html

The CEO of BlackRock, an investment company that controls about $9 trillion in assets, is calling on businesses in which it invests to make...

04/30/2026

Shell, one of the top global oil and gas corporations, has warned that its assets may be worth up to $22bn less after the recent write-down of $4.5bn as a result of a sharp drop in demand...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/21/shell-assets-covid-oil-demand-writedown-coronavirus

Shell, one of the top global oil and gas corporations, has warned that its assets may be worth up to $22bn less after the recent write-down ...

04/30/2026

Universities in the UK and USA are increasingly making the commitment to divest from fossil fuels as a result of student campaigning...

https://on.ft.com/2JG1ccM

Universities in the UK and USA are increasingly making the commitment to divest from fossil fuels as a result of student campaigning... htt...

04/30/2026

Denmark has announced plans to end further oil and gas exploration in the North Sea...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/04/denmark-to-end-new-oil-and-gas-exploration-in-north-sea

and cut emission 70% by 2030...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/05/the-danish-climate-minister-closing-down-the-oil-industry-for-good

Denmark has announced plans to end further oil and gas exploration in the North Sea... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/dec/04/den...