Public back fossil-free Holyrood pensions
72% of the public think the Scottish Parliament’s pension scheme should not invest in fossil fuels.
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Press Releases
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New National Investment Bank must deliver for the Zero Carbon transition
The creation of a new publicly-owned Bank could be transformative in Scotland’s efforts to address climate change and inequality.
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Edinburgh University divests from fossil fuels
Campaigners welcome move by University to end fossil fuel investments.
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Jeremy Corbyn and SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford call for end to £600million fossil fuel investment
100 sitting and former MPs have called for Westminster Pension Fund to end its investment in fossil fuels.
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Civil society organisations call for new Investment Bank to make Scotland greener and more equal
Responding to the public consultation that closes today (20/11/17) on the Bank’s direction and governance, groups said that the SNIB has a fantastic opportunity to make Scotland fairer and greener.
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Glasgow Caledonian University becomes 10th Scottish organisation to pull out of fossil fuels
Student network People & Planet (1) have revealed that Glasgow Caledonian University has divested from fossil fuels and committed to have no further investments in the industry.
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Councils: Fuelling the Fire
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£1.8 Billion Council stake in fossil fuels undermines Scottish climate effort
New data reveals Council Pension Funds invest £1.8 billion in fossil fuel companies – a figure which has actually increased since the historic Paris Climate Agreement.
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Briefing: Scottish Councils are Gambling on Fracking
Local Authorities should support steps to stop fracking locally and nationally. As well as ending fracking at home, they should also stop investing in companies fracking elsewhere in the world.
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