Yesterday, divestment leaders launched the 'Divest for Paris' challenge at UN, challenging institutions, individuals and governments to show climate leadership in divesting from fossil fuels ahead of the COP21 Climate Summit in Paris this December. The conference coincides with the second day of the latest round of climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany this week, and less than 10 days before official negotiations ahead of December's conference are due to finish. The the Paris Divestment Conference remains optimistic that countries will submit sufficient pledges to reduce greenhouse gasses and that a deal could be achieved in Paris later this year.
Yesterday, divestment leaders launched the 'Divest for Paris' challenge at the Paris Divestment Conference, challenging institutions, individuals and governments to show climate leadership in divesting from fossil fuels ahead of the COP21 Climate Summit in Paris this December. The conference coincides with the second day of the latest round of climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany this week, and less than 10 days before official negotiations ahead of December's conference are due to finish. The UN remains optimistic that countries will submit sufficient pledges to reduce greenhouse gasses and that a deal could be achieved in Paris later this year.