What councillors need to know about the Fossil Free Greater Manchester campaign for fossil fuel divestment
16th December 2016We’ve created a detailed briefing for councillors and other decision-makers, which we hope will help them understand what our campaign stands for and how they can assist. Again, click here to access the document (it will open in a new window). And if you haven’t time, try this short briefing from 350.org.
Read moreCorrespondence with Greater Manchester Pension Fund
18th October 2016Here we reproduce correspondence with Councillor Kieran Quinn, Chair of Greater Manchester Pension Fund. In May 2016 we wrote an open letter to him, covering possible losses the Fund had sustained due to the declining value of coal stocks, and about the Fund’s preference for engagement with fossil fuel giants rather than divestment. Here we…
Read moreWelcome to Fossil Free Greater Manchester
28th September 2016Welcome to this new site for Fossil Free Greater Manchester – the campaign for Greater Manchester Pension Fund to divest from fossil fuel investments and to reinvest the money in ways that enhance environmental, social and economic well-being in Greater Manchester and beyond. Find out more by visiting our Home Page and browsing the site.
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