Ric Lander, Author at Friends of the Earth Scotland

Breaking the power of fossil fuels: divestment at work

22nd July 2018 By Ric Lander

Divestment is giving companies a bad name and provoking productive debates within institutions.

Challenging money and power: fossil free short films

21st February 2018 By Ric Lander

Want to learn a bit more about fossil fuels, climate change, and the campaign to divest in Scotland?
We’ve pulled together this list of excellent short films you can watch right now.

Campaign stories: Edinburgh University goes fossil free (finally!)

12th February 2018 By Ric Lander

The successful five year campaign to divest Edinburgh University from fossil fuels should give heart to people everywhere who are campaigning for climate justice in their communities.

New York City is taking on the fossil fuel industry

12th January 2018 By Ric Lander

New York City, the World Bank, and major European investors have started exiting fossil fuels this winter. Could this be the big shift we’ve been waiting for?

10th Scottish victory as Glasgow Caledonian divests from fossil fuels

15th November 2017 By Ric Lander

Glasgow Caledonian University has committed to divest from fossil fuels as the momentum of the fossil free movement builds.

The Deepwater Horizon disaster led to BP being given the largest environmental fine in US history. Photo by the US Coast Guard.

New report shows how council pensions are fuelling the climate crisis

9th November 2017 By Ric Lander

Local government is undermining efforts to tackle climate change by investing £1.8 billion in oil, gas and coal companies, according to our new report.

Episcopal and Catholic Churches shed fossil fuel shares

1st November 2017 By Ric Lander

40 Catholic institutions have announced their divestment from fossil fuels. The news came from around the world and included a Catholic bank, universities, religious orders and lay organisations.

Can the new Scottish National Investment Bank create a low-carbon Scotland?

5th September 2017 By Ric Lander

The Scottish Government announced today its intention to establish a new investment bank. This could create thousands of green jobs by transforming transport, heating, housing and electricity – campaigner Ric Lander takes a closer look at what’s been proposed.

UK’s second largest trade union votes to divest pensions

11th July 2017 By Ric Lander

Great news as UNISON, one of the two largest trade unions in the UK, adopts a formal policy to support divestment from fossil fuels.