September 2018: FFSA's research links
Our accumulated headline research from September.
Bloomberg: New Climate Debate: How to Adapt to the End of the World
The Guardian: 'We're moving to higher ground': America's era of climate mass migration is here
The Guardian: Global temperature rises could be double those predicted by climate modelling
Fin24: Funding of two new coal IPPs in South Africa may be under threat
MyBroadband: Jaguar launching electric vehicle charging stations across South Africa
As You Sow: Shareholder engagement with fossil fuel companies is failing to deliver Paris compliance (pdf)
Financial Times: Sustainable investing can propel long-term returns
Vox: Full carbon neutrality is now on the table for the world’s fifth largest economy.
New Yorker: The Divestment Movement to Combat Climate Change Is All Grown Up
ICLEI Case Study: New York City Moves to Divest Pension Funds from Billions of Dollars in Fossil Fuel Reserves
Arabella Advisers/PRNewswire: Global Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Reaches $6.24 Trillion in Assets Under Management, 120x Increase From Four Years Ago, Report Says
Global Commission on the Economy and Climate: A major report finds that we are significantly under-estimating the benefits of cleaner, climate-smart growth. Bold climate action could deliver at least US$26 trillion in economic benefits through to 2030, compared with business-as-usual.
Breakthrough Institute: This chilling report from the Breakthrough Institute in Australia examining forensically how climate scientists have, if anything underestimated the likely dangers and damage that will be caused by unchecked climate breakdown.