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Article

19 May 2015

Author:
Damian Carrington, Guardian Sustainable Business (UK)

Oxford Univ. rules out investing in coal & tar sands, but not all fossil fuels

"Oxford University rules out investing in coal and tar sands", 19 May 2015

The University of Oxford has ruled out future investments in coal and tar sands from its multi-billion pound endowment, but said it would not divest from all fossil fuels as demanded by thousands of students, academics and alumni...The University of Oxford has ruled out future investments in coal and tar sands from its multi-billion pound endowment, but said it would not divest from all fossil fuels as demanded by thousands of students, academics and alumni...Oxford’s decision came on the same day that the University of Cambridge announced a wide-ranging investigation of its own investment policies...