On April 30th over 250 students, academics, staff and members of the local community marched through the streets of Cambridge, calling on the University to fully divest from the fossil fuel industry. Speakers included Alice Guillaume (Zero Carbon Campaigns Officer), Revd Jeremy Caddick (Dean and Chaplain of Emmanuel College), Oscar Gillespie (local Green Councillor) and…
Our Open Letter from academics, student groups, alumni and others affiliated with the University of Cambridge has received over 100 signatures – and can be accessed here. If you are an academic, student group, alumni, staff member or affiliated with the University of Cambridge and would like to add your name to our open letter,…
The Zero Carbon Society has released its official report outlining the case for divestment at the University of Cambridge, which can be accessed here. This 74-page report is the product of months of research by a team of committed students, members of the Zero Carbon Society. Foreword from Dr Rowan Williams (former Archbishop of Canterbury &…
– Check out our Facebook event here. – Climate change is often presented to us as an abstract scientific issue and yet its consequences have profound implications on every aspect of our lives. To tackle the climate crisis does not only mean more people turning off their lights and recycling – it requires that we…
Check out our Facebook event here. Join Zero Carbon on Saturday the 30th of April at lunchtime as we march for Cambridge University to step up and play a positive role in our future by divesting from fossil fuels. Over the course of this campaign we have dropped banners, drawn red lines, popped carbon bubble…
Zero Carbon would like to announce that Tim Lornie has stepped down as campaigns officer, to be replaced by Alice Guillaume. Tim has been an exceptional campaigns officer, going above and beyond the call of duty time and time again. From co-launching our campaign, to leading our pre-Paris march, to his tireless efforts on research & lobbying…
One of the main challenges we face is convincing people that fossil fuel divestment is right. Isn’t divestment hypocritical? Doesn’t shareholder engagement make more sense? Won’t investors lose money? The simple answer to all these questions is: No. Financially, divestment makes sense and morally it is essential. For a more detailed explanation as to why…
See this article in the Independent for more info: ‘Oxbridge academics demand end to fossil fuel investment’ “This is tremendous news, we congratulate Positive Investment Cambridge on their amazing work. This open letter demonstrates the widespread demand for change in the University’s investment policy. Combined with the nearly 2000 students who have signed our divestment…
February 3rd 7:30pm, Nihon Room at Pembroke College: https://www.facebook.com/events/1512997279004699/ What would a zero carbon Britain look like? How can we get there? And, is it possible? Dr Jane Fisher, (University lecturer, environmental scientist with a background in restoration ecology, and the Head of Education at the Centre for Alternative Technology) will be discussing some of…
Zero Carbon responds to the Paris agreement on climate change at COP21: “The Paris Agreement is yet another nail in the coffin of the fossil fuel industry, as the world moves towards a zero carbon future. This is a nail that civil society must hammer in. Cambridge University has an incredible opportunity to divest, and…