Campaigners “bang the drum” for council divestment from oil and gas
Climate campaigners staged a noisy protest to demand a council pension fund stops investing in oil and gas companies.
£9.9 billion still invested in fossil fuels by local government pension funds
Billions of pounds remain invested in fossil fuels through local government pension funds, even though three-quarters of councils have declared a climate emergency, a new report reveals.
MSPs urge Scottish Parliament to end fossil fuel investments
A cross-party group of Scottish politicians has called on the Scottish Parliament to end its investment in fossil fuels.
200 MPs calls for pension fund to divest from fossil fuels
A cross-party group of 200 current and former MPs has called for the parliamentary pension fund to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.
September 2018 drilling headlines
September 2018 is expected to see the first UK high volume hydraulic fracturing for seven years when Cuadrilla fracks its first horizontal well in Lancashire. Also this month decisions are due on oil and shale gas sites and protest injunctions.
UK councils invest £9bn of pension funds in fracking companies – new research
Data released today suggests that UK councils have invested more than £9 billion from staff pension funds in fracking companies, despite opposition to the process.
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