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Divest lnvest Report 2021: A decade of progress towards a just climate future
How can divestment be a strong measure to fight climate change?
This report shows that, the fossil fuel divestment movement is a source for optimism in the race against climate change. In ten years, the divestment movement has grown to become a major global influence on energy policy. There are now 1,485 institutions publicly committed to at least some form of fossil fuel divestment, representing an enormous $39.2 trillion of assets under management. That’s as if the two biggest economies in the world, the United States and China, combined, chose to divest from fossil fuels.
This report shows that, the fossil fuel divestment movement is a source for optimism in the race against climate change. In ten years, the divestment movement has grown to become a major global influence on energy policy. There are now 1,485 institutions publicly committed to at least some form of fossil fuel divestment, representing an enormous $39.2 trillion of assets under management. That’s as if the two biggest economies in the world, the United States and China, combined, chose to divest from fossil fuels.
