Category Archives: Divestment

Recommendation to reject divestment at UBC deeply flawed

Posted on February 10, 2016 by admin

George Hoberg February 10, 2016 Last week, the Finance Committee of the UBC Board of Governors voted to endorse the recommendation of its Responsible Investment Policy Committee and reject fossil fuel divestment. The principal rationale for rejecting divestment is that … Continue reading →

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Rethinking the impacts of fossil fuel divestment: a critique of the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions white paper

Posted on February 28, 2015 by admin

February 27, 2015 George Hoberg* A White Paper released by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions last month argues that fossil fuel divestment campaigns are based on a set of unfounded assumptions. The authors, Hadi Dowlatabadi and Justin Ritchie of … Continue reading →

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Letter to Vancouver Sun in response to editorial critical of divestment at UBC

Posted on February 27, 2015 by admin

February 27, 2015 This letter was submitted to the Sun today: Your February 26 editorial relied heavily on a study that concluded that divestment from fossil fuels would not have a significant impact on the “carbon shadow” of UBC’s endowment. … Continue reading →

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Fossil Divestment at UBC: Opportunity for Leadership and Moral Imperative – George Hoberg Remarks to UBC Faculty Association

Posted on October 27, 2014 by admin

George Hoberg October 27, 2014 (A text of the remarks I made at the Faculty Association introducing the motion to call for a referendum on divesting the UBC endowment of fossil fuels. A more detailed rationale with extensive references can … Continue reading →

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