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The campus divestment movement against fossil fuels

Published: 13 January 2014

A growing divestment campaign aims to push universities into divesting their holding in the fossil fuel industry.

Published on December 19 2013 |

Supporters say its the fastest growing movement of its kind. In the U.S, Harvard University rejected the petition for divestment while in Canada, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ was one of the first to decide not to divest. In January 2014, students at the University of British Columbia are holding a referendum on the question. 350.org co-founder Phil Aroneanu spoke to Brent about why he believes the divestment campaign is an effective way to fight climate change. 

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