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How fossil fuel investments are illegal for universities and other non-profit institutions. The Fossil Free 5 legal complaints, explained. THREAD 👇👇👇

Big divestment news from NYU today!!! 🎉 Congratulations to all the student organizers and activists that made this possible! theguardian.com/us-news/2023/s…

Exxon in the classroom: how big oil money influences US universities | Princeton University | The Guardian theguardian.com/education/2023…

Amazing work from the folks at @DivestOlin!

"The window is closing for our schools to do what is right on their own terms. Soon, they will be divesting on our terms, and the law’s." 😤 Check out our op-ed @truthout! truthout.org/articles/our-u…

@NewJerseyOAG, @AGRobBonta, @TNattygen

HUGE UPDATE! According to @SebastienMalo, spokespeople with the attorneys general of Connecticut @AGWilliamTong and Massachusetts @MassAGO are reviewing the complaints. @MIT & @Yale 👀👀 reuters.com/legal/litigati…

"Refusal to divest is a deliberate, direct stance upholding the status quo — and the climate status quo is grossly unjust." A must-read op-ed from @MitDivest on the @FossilFree5 legal complaints: thetech.com/2022/02/17/div…

I just endorsed the campaign for a #FossilFuelTreaty — calling for a new international mechanism to manage a global just transition. Join me and thousands of others here: fossilfueltreaty.org

Want to join this iconic list of leaders and support our complaints? Fill out this form! forms.gle/oQN8LDXphUAkF1… *Note that this is not a lawsuit. Adding your name to this petition creates no formal legal tie to the claim.

To see the full list of our signatories, view our legal complaints at the Climate Defense Project website! climatedefenseproject.org/resources/

The Fossil Free 5 legal complaints are supported by some of the most influential voices and organizations in the climate science and policy community. Here is a short list of our 60+ (and growing!) signatories: 👇👇👇

Vanderbilt students use legal complaint to encourage fossil fuel divestment: Vandy joins Princeton, Yale, Stanford and MIT in divestment pushes. nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthe…

By filing these complaints, we are asking our state attorney generals to investigate the legality of continued fossil fuel investments and compel our universities to divest. @Yale, @Stanford, @MIT, @Princeton, & @VanderbiltU It's time to divest. Now.

The fossil fuel sector faces disproportionate risks. Even the IEA warns that there is no room for new reserves, every oil and gas major continues to explore for supply. None of the big fossil fuel companies are aligned with the Paris Agreement. (9/10) ft.com/content/160916…

How fossil fuel investments are illegal for universities and other non-profit institutions. The Fossil Free 5 legal complaints, explained. THREAD 👇👇👇