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6:16 PM (45 minutes ago)
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Dear friend,
Over the past 2 days, students, staff and alumni from Australian universities came together to tell their universities to go fossil free and put divestment on the agenda of the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit in Melbourne.
Whilst local councils, churches,superannuation funds and thousands of Australians get with the times and ditch their investments in coal, oil and gas, Australia’s universities are dragging their heels.
With world leaders preparing for Paris, it is more important than ever that our universities show climate leadership where our government is so reluctant to.
As more thought leaders like universities move their investments away from fossil fuels and call for the same transition to take place across our economy, the harder it will become for our new Prime Minister to continue in Tony Abbott’s fossilised footsteps.
Call on all Australian universities to divest in time for Paris.
By divesting from fossil fuels, universities can help raise the bar of political ambition on climate action, creating room for legislation that is in line with the climate science –something that Australia desperately needs.
Yours for a safe climate,
Vicky for 350.org Australia
P.S. BREAKING: This morning, The Australian said that ANU’s decision to divest last year proved it was a “thought leader” and that “boy this [the divestment] movement is gaining momentum.”
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