Protestors called on University Council to act on the recommendations of the independent report the university commissioned nearly a year ago and finally reject fossil fuel funding. On Friday (27/10), Cambridge Climate Justice (CCJ) held a rally on King’s Parade to demand a Fossil Free Research (FFR) policy finally be implemented at Cambridge. The university…
Ongoing delays stop Cambridge becoming the first university in the world to hold democratic vote on fossil free research
Don’t know your Regent House from your University Council? What exactly is a Grace? Cambridge University’s decision making processes can be pretty confusing. As a result, it can be hard to ensure that those involved in these processes are held to account. We made this video to explain how the system is supposed to work,…
Over the last week we’ve seen a huge victory for our campaign – Regent House passed a Grace committing the University to divest from fossil fuel companies. This is great news, and we hoped it would mean a complete success for our campaign. Unfortunately, the University Council have decided that this Grace is only ‘advisory’,…
Students from Zero Carbon Cambridge made the case for divestment from fossil fuels at a recent Discussion held by the the University’s governing body, Regent House. They were joined by supportive academics, resulting in an overwhelming show of support for divestment. This Discussion is expected to lead on to a Regent House vote (“Grace”) next…