Divestment Archives

Is there a Climate Emergency in Glasgow or not ?

10th March 2020 By Richard Dixon

Glasgow has declared a Climate Emergency and will host this year’s UN climate talks but the city’s pension fund invest millions in fossil fuels.

Protestors hold a banner saying 'Act Now Divest' in George Square, Glasgow

Glasgow takes action on £700 million fossil fuel cash stash

6th March 2020 By Ric Lander

Activists uncovered over £700 million of polluting investments in Glasgow’s council pensions… but the tide may be turning on support for climate polluting investments.

Activists push Scotland’s new public bank towards climate leadership

30th January 2020 By Ric Lander

Efforts by climate activists have won huge changes to Scotland’s new public bank. That’s worth celebrating.

What People Power achieved in 2019

18th December 2019

Highlights from our campaigning to protecting our climate and environment in 2019.

The battle for Scotland’s new public bank

17th December 2019 By Ric Lander

Will this Bank lead the transition to a zero carbon economy or take a business as usual approach?

Campaign stories: looking back at Glasgow University’s fossil free first

11th December 2019 By Ric Lander

Ric Lander speaks to Živilė Mantrimaitė and Miriam Wilson about their role in the seminal campaign to divest Glasgow University from fossil fuels.

Carlos Figueroa [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

Chilean activist reveals Scottish finance’s role in ongoing unrest

25th October 2019

Lucio Cuenca explains how mining firms – part-owned by Scottish pension funds – are destroying the environment in Chile

How to divest a nation from fossil fuels

27th September 2019 By Ric Lander

In 2018 Ireland became the world’s first country to divest from fossil fuels. Could Scotland follow?

As RBS chief leaves, will it usher in an end to fossil fuel finance?

26th April 2019

RBS can demonstrate climate leadership by ending finance for fossil fuel projects