investment Articles
Google funds notorious climate change deniers
A recent report claims that Google have been contributing funds to climate-denial organisations, going against the ethos of the company
Investing in destruction: how much does the University of Manchester invest in fossil fuels?
A Freedom of Information request by The Mancunion has revealed that the University invested £9.9m this year in fossil fuel and oil companies
May pledges £2bn a year to science
Theresa May promises an annual £2 billion to scientific research and development (R&D) by 2020 and review of current tax incentives to help the UK’s science and technology industry
A history of fossil fuel investment at the University of Manchester
This article is a supplement to our fracking investigation ‘Are universities fuelling fracking?’ The University of Manchester holds shares in multiple oil and gas exploration companies, despite opposition from multiple politicians, environmentalists and human rights groups. This was exposed in 2012 by the then News Editor of The Mancunion, Joe Sandler Clarke, in an article […]
University of Manchester invests almost £40 million in fossil fuels
Research by the Manchester Fossil Free Campaign has found that the university’s shares in oil companies total £9.5 million. A further £29.5 million is invested in fossil fuels through pension funds