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This is the news home of Fossil Free SA, the campaign for fossil fuel divestment and sustainable reinvestment. Below you’ll find our latest newsletters (hosted on Substack) and blog posts.

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Our latest blog posts
Climate change resolution voted down at Standard Bank AGM
The first climate risk-related resolution tabled at Standard Bank’s AGM on Thursday failed to pass when 61% of shareholders voted against it.
How to influence this week's vote by Standard Bank shareholders asking for better disclosure of climate-related risk
Even Eskom's outgoing CEO, Phakamani Hadebe, has observed that “every year, fewer investors are willing to fund fossil fuel”.
The facts that climate change deniers have to deny
To deny that human beings are changing the climate of the Earth in very dangerous ways, you have to disagree with one or more of these facts…
How SA's top asset managers have responded so far to our call for fossil-fuel free funds
As you know, our biggest petition and campaign calls on SA's top asset managers to give you the option of not investing in planet-killing companies like Sasol.
'Climate change must be a central pillar of SA’s economic growth'
Climate change and the risks associated with it should be a key part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address. How SA chooses to respond to climate change and its impact on the country will affect economic growth and social development for decades to come, yet climate change remains sidelined by the government and key sectors that are most vulnerable to its effects.
How to find reliable information about climate change
It's often difficult to know what news sources to trust on climate change, given the vast amount of disinformation out there. So we've worked to put together a summary of reliable sources.
Our petition campaign ads are in Business Day today – and we're inviting you to our campaign closing event
Today was a big milestone for us, as we took out ads on p. 1 and p. 3 of Business Day, marking the achievement of over 2,000 signatures on our petition calling for SA's top asset managers and owners to give savers ways to invest for the climate-friendly, fossil fuel-free future we want.
Spotlight 10 September: Misha Teasdale of Greenpop stands against a reckless consumptive approach to our environment and people
@mishateasdale , founder & TreeEO of @Greenpop , believes that now, more than ever, we as citizens need to stand up and have a critical approach to the way we spend our money.
Spotlight 7 September: Rob Armstrong has already divested from Anglo, Sasol, BHP Billiton and Exxaro
Rob Armstrong knows that burning fossil fuels is not healthy for us or the planet! That’s why he took personal action to divest from fossil fuels…
Fossil Free SA past rolling research April 2017–April 2018
These are some of the links and articles we attempt to integrate into our work and communications. Items are dated by when they came to our attention, not necessarily by date of publication. In future, we'll aim to publish these month by month.
August research links
Our work involves ongoing research into divestment, investment, climate change, the energy transition (or lack thereof), and related issues. Henceforth, we'll be publishing these each month as a list of links.
Spotlight 22 August: Makoma Lekalakala calls for an end to investments in polluting industries to assure future jobs, food and water
You can view Makoma's Facebook post here.
Spotlight 15 August: Robyn Hugo of CER wants a healthier, more just and prosperous South Africa free of dirty energy.
You'll find our Facebook post about Robyn here.
Spotlight 13 August: Des D'Sa wants an end to the use of fossil fuels for our present and future
Des D'Sa, his family, and community have long-suffered the direct health impacts of fossil fuel processing and the terrible tactics used by some corporates against activists.
Spotlight 10 August: Ditiro Majapholoa believes fossil fuel interests damage people's health and oppress community rights
Ditiro Majapholoa is the chairperson of the Steenbokpan Community Forum, in Lephalale, Limpopo, an area dominated by 14 coal mines…
Robert Armstrong: A South African fossil fuel divestment story
I work in the natural & organic retail industry, where we promote and offer products we believe lead to a healthy lifestyle.
Spotlight 25 July: Bishop Geoff Davies is calling for a secure, fossil fuel-free future in SA
To promote our Amandla.mobi petition calling on South African asset managers to support fossil fuel-free funds, we've launched a social media campaign
The Fossil Free SA 2018 'Spotlight' campaign
To promote our Amandla.mobi petition calling on South African asset managers to support fossil fuel-free funds, we've launched a social media campaign…
New research on the financial impacts of fossil fuel divestment
Our partners in 350 have shared some recent research on the financial impacts of fossil fuel divestment with us (thesis PDF,thesis summary PPT).