University of Toronto Fossil Fuel Divestment 9-year Campaign

Activists gather in front of the U of T during the second divestment march in October 2015.

University of Toronto Fossil Fuel Divestment 9-year Campaign

Amalie Wilkinson, Amanda Harvey-Sánchez, Amelia Collet, Erin Mackey, Julia DaSilva, Leah McKinney, Sydney Lang

Type

Case studies
Region

North America
Practice

Coaching, Public narrative, Relationship building, Team structure, Strategy, Action
Language

English

This is a compilation of resources related to the 9-year campaign to win fossil fuel divestment at the University of Toronto in 2021.

In 2021, University of Toronto committed to divesting its C$4.0 billion dollar endowment fund from fossil fuels by 2030 at the latest, as a result of the 9-year campaign to win fossil fuel divestment, led by Toronto350, UofT350, Leap U of T, and Climate Justice U of T.

Learn more about how this nearly decade-long campaign was made possible through the resources below:

Divestment and beyond, an article published on May 4, 2022, by Amanda Harvey-Sánchez and Sydney Lang
U of T Fossil Fuel Divestment Timeline, a paper published in 2022 by Amanda Harvey-Sánchez
Divestment Generation Mini Series, a podcast published between November 2022 and May 2023, by Amanda Harvey-Sánchez and Julia DaSilva

Although this commitment to divest is a step forward, it is far from enough. Climate Justice U of T continues to organize and calls on the University of Toronto to fully and immediately initiate full fossil fuel disassociation. Read more in the report below:

Bound to Big Oil: The University of Toronto and Its Ties to the Fossil Fuel Industry, a report published in January 2024 by Climate Justice U of T (Authors: Amalie Wilkinson, Amelia Collet, Erin Mackey, Leah McKinney)

Resource Information

Year: 2026
Author: Amalie Wilkinson, Amanda Harvey-Sánchez, Amelia Collet, Erin Mackey, Julia DaSilva, Leah McKinney, Sydney Lang
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Access : Public
Topics : Climate and environment
Regions : North America

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