fossil fuel divestment

SFU350 calls on SFU to declare climate emergency

By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer On August 11, climate action student group, SFU350, released a Climate Emergency Declaration Open Letter urging SFU to take action against the climate crisis on social media.  They demand that SFU declare a climate emergency, take a stance against the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline, ensure students graduate with an understanding of the climate crisis, and decarbonize and divest from fossil fuels.  Divesting from fossil fuels involves removing SFU’s monetary investments from endowments of fossil fuel extraction, processing, and transportation companies. The letter states, “Divestment has always been about revoking the social license the fossil fuel…

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