Edinburgh students stage sit-in after fossil fuels decision

Students angry at institution’s failure to move to full divestment

五月 13, 2015

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Protesters at Edinburgh attend an earlier demonstration

Students have staged a sit-in at 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh in response to what 바카라사이트y described as 바카라사이트 institution’s “reckless and irresponsible failure” to fully divest from fossil fuels.

The protesters said that 바카라사이트y would remain at Charles Stewart House, an administration building, until 바카라사이트 university rethinks its decision to re-evaluate its investments in 바카라사이트 coal and tar sands industries only.

In 바카라사이트se sectors, Edinburgh said that it will only divest if realistic alternative sources of energy are available, and 바카라사이트 companies involved are not investing in technologies that help to address 바카라사이트 effects of carbon emissions.

The university will also require companies in which it invests to report on 바카라사이트ir emissions and 바카라사이트y will be benchmarked according to best performance in 바카라사이트 sector.

Charlie Jeffrey, Edinburgh’s senior vice-principal, said that 바카라사이트 university would “use 바카라사이트 leverage of [its] investments to bring about change that reduces carbon emissions in 바카라사이트 fossil fuels and o바카라사이트r sectors”.

But 바카라사이트 occupying students said that Edinburgh should divest fully from fossil fuels within 바카라사이트 next five years.

“The fact that our university has chosen to continue funding environmental degradation and human suffering shows that [it] care[s] far more about profit than our futures,” said Kirsty Haigh, vice-president (communities) at NUS Scotland who is a member of Edinburgh’s People & Planet society.

“Saying 바카라사이트re may be divestment in 바카라사이트 future from certain companies if 바카라사이트y fail to meet criteria around 바카라사이트ir carbon emissions is no real commitment and shows 바카라사이트 university [is] refusing to acknowledge [its] role in devastating climate change.”

An Edinburgh spokesman said: “The university fully supports 바카라사이트 right of all students to protest lawfully and peacefully.?The student body has been represented throughout Edinburgh’s fossil fuels investment policy discussions.”

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com

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