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UWS Divestment from Fossil Fuels

  • Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2016
  • Motion reference: S5M-02704

That the Parliament congratulates everyone at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) on the announcement that it has divested completely from fossil fuels; further congratulates students from the UWS People and Planet society who campaigned for over a year to encourage the university to remove £1 million of investments in fossil fuel companies; believes that this is an important step that other universities and institutions can also take to help tackle climate change; notes that Abertay University also recently announced full divestment, meaning that five of Scotland’s 15 universities have now had carried out some form of this, and urges all universities, public and private bodies to divest from the fossil fuel industry.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, John Finnie, Patrick Harvie, Alison Johnstone, Richard Lyle, Stuart McMillan, Mark Ruskell, Maree Todd, David Torrance