For a stable climate, fewer wars, healthy children, clear air & water, a switch to wind & solar energy, green jobs, stable energy costs and energy independence, cleaner governance, more land for food and forests, sound investments and quieter cities, it’s time to divest from fossil fuels: oil, gas and coal.
Climate change, mostly caused by burning fossil fuels, is a highly probable, potentially deadly threat to humanity. Government actions to slow climate change remain inadequate and fossil fuel companies continue to block change.
We are a network of South Africans calling for divestment from fossil fuels – and restorative reinvestment in sustainable energy – to stigmatise fossil fuel use, accelerate sustainable system change, help slow climate change, reduce the financial risks of fossil fuel investments, and so help secure our human rights and common future.
Our campaign began in November 2013 with a call on the University of Cape Town to divest. In June 2017, we helped persuade the City of Cape Town to become the first city in an African or developing country to divest. We are part of the growing global movement for divestment first inspired by 350.org.
We are members of the SA Climate Action Network, and affiliated to the #UniteBehind coalition.
Read stories of how individual South Africans have worked to divest.
