Civic leaders are among those best placed to save the planet
When it comes to reducing fossil fuel use and accelerating the transition towards renewable energy, mayors, governors, councils and city bosses have as much opportunity for real climate leadership as national governments – and more direct influence.
Why we are rallying in Boston and [tweet]storming across the USA on Friday
United States Conference of Mayors meet to discuss future of cities at #USCM2018. We want them to know it’s time to go #FossilFree!
2018 – The Year for Local Action
The COP23 climate talks are over; now the work of real climate leaders begins.
Winds of Change: Five Thousand New Yorkers Rise for Climate Action at #Sandy5 March
Five years after climate change fueled Superstorm Sandy devastated New York, five thousand people rallied in New York, coming together…
Final action-packed weekend of Global Divestment Mobilisation
For the 9th consecutive day, people all over the world are coming together today to take action and demand fossil…
The Global Divestment Mobilisation is LIVE
After months of preparation, the Global Divestment Mobilisation launches today. From 5-13 May, thousands of people worldwide are intensifying their…
Stuttgart pulls out of fossil fuels
Stuttgart, capital of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany, decided today to pull its funds out…
Mayor wants to rid Copenhagen of ‘totally wrong’ investments in coal, oil and gas
Yesterday, Copenhagen’s finance committee agreed to move forward on a proposal by the mayor to divest the fossil fuel holdings…
In the space of just 10 weeks…
The divestment movement has been gathering pace and building momentum ahead of the climate summit in Paris, where we announced…
Uppsala divests, throws down the gauntlet to other cities
Uppsala just became the largest city in Sweden so far to commit to divest itself from fossil fuels, after the…