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The campus divestment movement against fossil fuels
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Published: 13 January 2014
A growing divestment campaign aims to push universities into divesting their holding in the fossil fuel industry.
Published on December 19 2013 |
Supporters say its the fastest growing movement of its kind. In the U.S, Harvard University rejected the petition for divestment while in Canada, º«¹úÂãÎè was one of the first to decide not to divest. In January 2014, students at the University of British Columbia are holding a referendum on the question. 350.org co-founder Phil Aroneanu spoke to Brent about why he believes the divestment campaign is an effective way to fight climate change.Â
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