Let's Talk About Stocks! by Gina Lamb

STOCKS STOCKS Let's Talk About ! It’stimetogiveyourfamily“thetalk”... about FOSSILFUEL DIVESTMENT! A Astudent'sstudent'sguideguidetototalkingtalkingdivestmentdivestmentoveroverthetheholidays holidays 'TistheReason4theSeason

Whatexactlyis fossilfuel divestment? removalofmoney,suchasstocks, bonds,orinvestmentfundsoutof oil,coal,andgascompanies

PZ'sLSUreleasedsolidarity lettercallingforremovalof BlackRockTrustee FOSSILFUEL DIVESTMENTHISTORYatthe5Cs PZannouncedClimateAction Model/planstodivest$125m endowment. DotheMathSpeakingTour inspired5CDivestment Campaign Nov.2012 Apr.2013 POpassedstudentreferendum infavorofdivestment SCheldadivestmentpaneland screenedDotheMath Apr.2013 Sept.2013 Apr.2014 PZ'sOpenFormonBlackRock Sept.2019 Oct.2019 Mar.2020 Mar.2021 Apr.2021 Oct.2021 Apr.2022 PO PresidentOxtobyvoted againstfossilfueldivestment. PZ'sLSUsentoutsolidarityletter callingforremovalofBlackRock TrusteeonPZ'sBoard PZStudentSenatepassed resolutionofdivesting endowmentfromBlackRockfund WeNeedtoKnowManifestois publishedatPZ'sartgallery PZstudentsattendedCollege councilmeetingstodemand divestmentfromBlackRock 5Cstudentsprotestedagainst CoastalGasolinePipelineproject atCMC POstudentsapprovedASPC referendumonfossilfuel divestmentanddisclosure. Legend: PO=Pomona,SC=Scripps, PZ=Pitzer,CMC=Claremont McKenna,LSU=LatinxStudent Union,ASPC=AssociatedStudentsof Pomona BackgroundInfo: DotheMath:ProfessorMcKibbenspokeofglobal movementonfossilfuelindustryandhowstudentscan participate BlackRock:globalinvestmentmanagementfirmlinkedto fossilfuelproducers CoastalGasolinePipeline:pipelinethatrunsacrossthe Wet’suwet’enNationlandinBritishColumbia,Canada,; CMCtrusteeanddonorshaveinvestedinthisproject.

Fossil fuel divestment facts Fastestgrowingdivestmentcampaigninhistory Thesupportbaseisnotonlyaboutenvironmental activists,butyoungergenerationsandcollegestudents! Fossilfuelcompanieshold2,860gigatonsinreserves (1gigaton=10,000USaircraftcarriers). 515institutions(i.e.,Seattle,WA,StanfordUniversity, GeorgetownUniversity,AdelaideBankinAustralia,and ChurchofEngland)havedivestedfromfossilfuels. Coal Electricity Natural Gas Oil Fossil Fuel Type BasedontheEarthPolicyInstitute

Assessmentof IssueswithFossil FuelInvestments

Fossil fuel companies receive tax breaks. They have also spent millions of dollars in lobbying and campaigns to prevent climate action at state and federal levels.

2. Fossil fuel companies have misinformed the public on climate change.

disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color.

3. Fossil fuel companies support environmental injustice. The burdens of climate change

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Inaworldwhereleadersare pressuredtolimitglobal warmingto1.5°C, fossilfuelsnolongerpromise highinvestmentreturns. CompaniesfuelingGlobalWarming are OnThin ICE Assetslikecoalmines,power plants,oilreserves,and processingfacilitiesarebeing "stranded"withthedemand forlow-carbonenergy. Stocksinrenewableenergy promisemoregrowth,whereas stocksinfossilfuelsarerisky intheglobaltransitionto greenenergy.

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