The Church of England threatens to pull its investments from BP and Shell...
Following the Church of England’s recent announcement that it will file two shareholder resolutions at the BP and Shell AGMs in 2015, the Church stated last week that it will consider disinvestment...
View ArticleUS United Methodist Church’s Pension Fund screens coal from its investments
The United Methodist Church’s (UMC) General Board of Pension and Health Benefits has decided to screen coal from its investments. Revd Jenny Phillips, coordinator of Fossil Free UMC, commends the...
View ArticleChristian theologians, scientists and environmentalists reflect on ethics of...
In a new Bright Now paper, Christian theologians, scientists and environmentalists consider the question ‘Is it ethical to invest in fossil fuels?’, arguing that the Church must transition away from...
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BREAKING: Christian campaigners drop banner during Synod to urge Church to...
Yesterday a group of young campaigners protested against Church investments in fossil fuels at Church House, London during the General Synod. The group, including members from Christian Climate Action...
View ArticleBirmingham Diocese joins Oxford in calling on the Church of England to disinvest
On 21st March, Birmingham Diocesan Synod resolved unanimously to pass a motion urging the Church of England to disinvest its holdings from fossil fuel companies. The resolution calls on the Church to...
View ArticleMethodist Church edges towards fossil fuel disinvestment but fails to commit
In a new climate change policy, the Methodist Church has set criteria for excluding tar sands and thermal coal companies, but fails to join a growing list of fossil free churches, public bodies and...
View ArticleUrge your Church of England and Methodist Church representatives to support...
In June and July this year, the Church of England General Synod and Methodist Conference will debate fossil fuel investments. You can strengthen this debate and encourage the Churches to make progress...
View ArticleLutheran World Federation disinvests
GENEVA, 23 June 2015 – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has announced that it shall be the policy of the LWF not to invest in fossil fuels. This action is taken as part of its long-standing...
View ArticleMethodist Conference votes overwhelmingly to disinvest from coal and tar sands
Today, the Conference of the Methodist Church in Britain voted unanimously to disinvest from coal and tar sands by 2017. The Conference also asked the Church’s ethical investment body to report back on...
View ArticleC of E General Synod affirms policy to disinvest from thermal coal & tar...
Yesterday, the Church of England’s General Synod debated a motion on the Church’s investments in fossil fuels. The motion, proposed by the Bishop of Manchester, welcomed the decision of the Church’s...
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Disinvest to reinvest – major conference 17th October 2015
Quaker Peace and Social Witness and Operation Noah are holding a major conference on investing for a just economy in London this autumn. Saturday 17th October 2015, 10.30am to 4.00pm, Friends House,...
View ArticleFossil free divestment passes $2.6T as Leonardo DiCaprio takes the pledge
Global moves to switch investments from fossil fuels to clean energy received a major boost today, when actor, Hollywood A-lister and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio, announced he and his charitable...
View ArticleDisinvest to reinvest conference moves from October 2015 to a new date 2016
If you are thinking of attending the Disinvest to reinvest conference be aware that this will take place in 2016, not October this year as previously advertised. We regret that the Disinvest to...
View ArticleAssets come home. Has the financial sector accepted the reality of ‘stranded...
“Stranded assets” and the risks to the fossil fuel sector from concerted efforts to address climate change have been widely discussed amongst those campaigning for divestment, and largely dismissed by...
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Scale & pace of divestment grows following latest commitments
Welcome news this month as the pace of fossil fuel divestment continues to quicken. In September pledges to divest passed $2.6 trillion, and People and Planet have just announced that 8 new higher...
View ArticleCOP21 – We must, we can, we will
If you woke on Sunday morning wondering if the previous night’s announcement in Paris was a dream, it’s OK – it wasn’t. But after years when the main concern after the December COP was to try and find...
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Divest-invest: UK’s biggest energy lobby ‘flips’ on renewable energy
In a U-turn from ‘business as usual’, the UK’s biggest energy lobby group has called for a stronger focus on energy efficiency and a greater roll-out of renewables. It’s a change which bolsters the...
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James Buchanan joins ON as Bright Now Campaigner
We’re delighted to welcome James Buchanan as our new Bright Now Campaigner. James brings a wealth of experience, skills and ideas having worked for CAFOD, Christian Aid and the Church of England. He...
View ArticleChurch of Scotland divests from coal and tar sands
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has voted to divest from companies involved in the extraction and sale of coal and tar sands. It asked its investors to engage with other fossil fuel...
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Church of England votes for fossil fuel divestment, but still some way to go
The Church of England’s governing body, General Synod, voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to divest by 2023 from oil and gas companies not on track to meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global...
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