JGE331H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Institutional Investor, Carbon Footprint, Emission Intensity
13 Dec 2020
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Jge331 lecture 12: fossil fuel divestment and socially just climate transitions. An increasing number of institutional investors (e. g. , pension funds, investment funds, universities) have made the decision to divest from (i. e. , take their money out of) the fossil fuel sector. Means nothing more than taking money out of fossil fuel sector; divestor is opposite from investor. Universities that have made full divestment commitments include: oxford. University, cambridge university, the university of edinburgh, the university of. Glasgow, the university of california, concordia university, cornell university, University of toronto president meric gertler rejected divestment in 2016 and instead embraced the incorporation of environmental, social and governance (esg) factors into investment decisions. Full response to the divestment campaign, including the report of the president"s advisory committee on. Divestment from fossil-fuels (which recommended limited or targeted divestment. The u of t has also led in the development of the university carbon charter.
