Student pressure prompts divestment U-turn

The move to divest from fossil fuels gains momentum

by Tara Craig 5th June 2015

The campaign to promote divestment from fossil fuels, pioneered by faith groups such as the Religious Society of Friends, continues to gain momentum in Britain.

Student campaigners in Scotland claim their actions have convinced the University of Edinburgh to rethink its recent decision not to divest from funds (see the Friend, 22 May).