Any degree of investment in the fossil fuel industry is unacceptable, no matter how much a company may promise to pollute the environment in a “sustainable manner.”
If the University wants to spur positive change, it must divest its endowment from a backward industry that is actively destroying the environment.
It is time for the University’s administration, particularly President Jim Ryan and the Board of Visitors, to issue a public call for UVIMCO to disclose and divest.
We must address the root of the problem and divest from the companies themselves — a crucial step in shifting the economy away from fossil fuel dependence and ultimately halting emissions.
