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The fossil fuel divestment movement is growing at rapid speed. Every day new institutions, businesses, and individuals are stepping away from their investments in fossil fuels, instead making a long-term investments in the future through renewable energy and technology. Yet where does divestment fit within business, policy, and civil society? Should we be challenging investors alone, or should the task of dealing with climate change be left solely the responsibility of governments and policy?
JustShare, a City-based coalition of charities and churches, is holding a panel discussion to discuss the ethics, politics, and economics of divesting with a panel of specialists in campaigning, finance, and investment.
Panellists:
Ellie Roberts, Divestment Campaigner at Operation Noah
• Operation Noah is an ecumenical Christian charity providing leadership, focus and inspiration in response to the growing threat of catastrophic climate change.
Mark Campanale, Founder and Executive Director at Carbon Tracker Initiative
• CTI is a not for profit financial think tank aimed at enabling a climate secure global energy market by aligning capital market actions with climate reality.
Seb Beloe, Head of sustainability research at WHEB Asset Management
• WHEB is a specialist investor focused on the opportunities created by the global transition to more sustainable, resource efficient and energy efficient economies.
Chaired by Brian Cuthbertson, Head of Environment and Sustainability for the Diocese of London.
About JustShare
JustShare is a coalition of churches and other development agencies seeking to engage with the City of London and beyond by advocating on issues of global and economic injustice. JustShare holds regular debates, lectures and panel discussions to promote justice for the poorest in the world and a just share of the world’s resources for all.