Fossil Fuels

Features

‘Hypocritical and unacceptable’: Leading climate academics call out Bristol Uni for accepting fossil fuel funding

Bristol University is an institution famed for its world-leading climate research. But over recent years it’s taken £3m from oil, gas and mining companies.

Billy Stockwell
Billy Stockwell

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

‘My pension is being invested in the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. This can’t continue.’

Jo Flanagan
Jo Flanagan

Edition 24

‘Fossil fuelled public sector pensions reveal deep political faultlines on climate crisis action’

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Bristol and Beyond

100,000 local people are being told investing in oil can avert climate change

There is an argument that this can help avert climate collapse.

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Bristol and Beyond

Major increases in fossil fuel investments despite pension fund ‘Responsible Investment’ efforts

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Bristol and Beyond

Paradise Papers: watch exclusive interview with chairman of Glencore – world’s biggest mining company

Alon Aviram Adam Cantwell-Corn
Alon Aviram and Adam Cantwell-Corn

Ideas and Action

My journey with fossil fuels divestment

“My divestment journey has involved collaborations with literally thousands of other people”

Carla Denyer

Reports

Bristol Uni announces big plans for fossil fuels divestment

The outcome of a long campaign for fossil fuels divestment

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Bristol and Beyond

Meet the man desperately trying to frack the South West

Somerset is the latest target for Gerwyn Williams, who’s been leading a one-man dash for gas throughout Wales and the West Country. Lucky for the county, he’s got a pretty thin track record of actually getting near any drills.

Lorna Stephenson
Lorna Stephenson

Reports

Our 2016 favourites: Cable news

A few of the Cable’s favourite news articles that we’ve worked on in 2016.

Sid Ryan
Sid Ryan

Ideas and Action

Breaking: Uni body votes to divest £3 million in fossil fuels

Motion to withdraw investments will pile pressure on executive.

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Ideas and Action

Bristol Uni may move to drop £3 million in fossil fuels tomorrow

Local councillor and campaigners gear up for vote

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn
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