Blog Archive: divestment Archives - Page 2 of 22 - Bright Now

28

Feb

2023

Four dioceses, including London, divest from fossil fuel companies

Since the start of 2023, the Church of England Dioceses of London, Lichfield and Rochester have all announced their divestment from fossil fuel companies, while the Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton announced its divestment today (28 February) – the very same day that Operation Noah called attention to Northampton’s lack of a divestment commitment, though the diocese was quick to note that it first made the decision to divest back in October 2022.

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31

Jan

2023

Join our 40 Days, 40 Dioceses campaign and the next Global Divestment Announcement

At the start of 2023, 40 dioceses across England and Wales (27 in the CofE and 13 in the Catholic Church) had yet to make a commitment to divest from fossil fuels. Making a divestment commitment involves committing to sell any investments in fossil fuel companies and not to invest in these companies in the future. This Lent, we will highlight a particular diocese on each of the 40 days and encourage Christians to take action, calling on Church leaders and investors to make changes.

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10

Nov

2022

Over a third of Church of England dioceses have now divested from fossil fuels!

As world leaders gather for the UN climate talks, COP27, held in Egypt this year, three more Church of England dioceses have made commitments to divest from fossil fuels. In the last few weeks, the Dioceses of Manchester, St Albans and Gloucester have made fossil fuel divestment commitments at Diocesan Synod meetings. 

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7

Sep

2022

Join the next global divestment announcement ahead of COP27

UPDATE: Our next Global Divestment Announcement – originally planned for next month – has been pushed back to April 2023 to coincide with Earth Day celebrations and give institutions more time to coordinate divestment commitments. Rescheduling also means our next announcement will take place during a crucial period for the Church of England, which has pledged to divest from all oil and gas companies not aligned with the Paris Agreement by July 2023.

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25

Aug

2022

Over 60 UK local churches have now made divestment commitments. Could yours be next?

Local churches have long been an integral part of the fossil fuel divestment movement. As church communities align their investments with their values by divesting from fossil fuel companies, they help to remove the social licence of oil, gas and coal companies and encourage other organisations and institutions to follow suit.

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5

Jul

2022

35 global faith institutions announce divestment and call for no new fossil fuels

Today, in a direct challenge to the fossil fuel industry’s dangerous expansion plans and increasingly empty rhetoric on climate, 35 faith institutions from seven countries – including five Church of England dioceses, two Catholic dioceses in the UK and a Church of England cathedral – announced their divestment from fossil fuel companies. In total, 19 of the 35 institutions joining the announcement are from the UK.

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