{"id":28027,"date":"2018-03-20T14:33:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T14:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=28027"},"modified":"2018-03-20T14:33:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T14:33:55","slug":"university-stop-investing-fossil-fuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/20\/university-stop-investing-fossil-fuels\/","title":{"rendered":"University to stop investing in fossil fuels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CARDIFF University says it will stop investing in the fossil fuel industry by 2021. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A draft ethical investment policy was discussed at a University Council meeting this morning and it was decided to divest completely within three years.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chair of council, Stuart Palmer, said: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe move to full divestment aligns the university\u2019s investment decisions with our values and aims, and reaffirms our commitment to environmental sustainability, responsible investment and social responsibility.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe will act quickly to start the process and anticipate being free of investment in fossil fuel companies by 2021.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two students belonging to the Cardiff People and the Planet Society have been on hunger strike for eight days and nine members staged a sit-in at the Vice Chancellor&#8217;s office. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The group also vandalised limestone pillars in the Main Building with graffiti causing a rumoured \u00a310,000 worth of damage to the Grade II listed building.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Council members have listened to the concerns of staff and students and considered a range of views,\u201d Professor Palmer said. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCouncil has asked the Investment and Banking Sub-Committee to consider its wider ethical investment code as well as the issue of fossil fuel divestment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF University says it will stop investing in the fossil fuel industry by 2021. A draft ethical investment policy was discussed at a University Council meeting this morning and it was decided to divest completely within three years. 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