Campaign for fossil fuel divestment in South Africa
We're so used to fossil fuels, we can't imagine that a better world awaits us without them. It's time for action! This May 25, we're joining a continental wave of action for #AfricaVuka Day of Action, calling on you to help us #CrossoutFossilFuels (oil, gas and coal) that are hurting a safe climate and hurting …
Challenge your financial services provider by asking them for alternatives! Remember, there’s no need to be defensive about this request. If they have put your money in fossil fuels with absolute returns on their bottom line, they are arguably neglecting their duties, as investments without fossil fuels in fact often outperform funds that include fossil fuels, and fossil …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLZdGRrxyA4 Fossil Free South Africa co-ordinator David Le Page, was invited to be interviewed on news channel eNCA to discuss fossil fuel divestment in South Africa. "What we ask as a first step when it comes to divestment is for companies to withdraw investments in the top 200 publicly listed oil, gas and coal companies …
A Summary of our May Divest Fest written by Fossil Free SA Volunteer Andrew Park: On Saturday 11 May, Fossil Free South Africa hosted our latest Divest Fest at UCT, featuring environmental scientist Samantha Keen as guest speaker on the costs of air pollution to people and the economy. Our modest but enthusiastic crowd of …
Fossil Free SA has for some time been running a petition campaign on social media and on the ground to persuade SA's top asset managers and owners – Allan Gray, Coronation, Investec, Old Mutual, Sanlam and the Government Employees' Pension Fund – to offer fossil fuel-free funds. We believe the case for decarbonising investment in South …
Our record of this event can be read here: May workshop for investors and fund managers: ‘Fossil fuel divestment: Fad, necessity or opportunity?’ NB: This workshop is principally by invitation. If you have received an invitation, you can RSVP by clicking here. If you haven't received an invitation, but would like to attend, you can apply …
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