“We owe it to future generations to do everything we can today to mitigate the effects of climate change while we can still have an impact,” said U of O president Jacques Frémont in a press release.
fossil fuel divestment
The University of Victoria (UVic) announced on Feb. 2 that it would be moving its capital fund into fossil free investments. The announcement is being heralded as a victory for the divestment movement.
The University of Ottawa became the first Canadian university to commit to divesting from the fossil fuel industry. But four years later, how is the U of O holding up its promise?
The Oct. 24 rally began at the University of Ottawa campus, where students, Indigenous groups, and other community members marched to Parliament Hill.
Years of talk about fossil fuel divestment finally came to a head at the most recent U of O Board of Governors meeting.
The divestment movement is rapidly taking over university campuses across the country, but is it really the best way to bring about positive environmental change?
Letter to the Editor: Why students need to show up and participate in university affairs.
