We are excited to launch 🚀 TORIIS.earth, an interactive database that visualizes the University of Illinois System’s investments in fossil fuel companies, detail its carbon impacts, and outlines what Divestment at University of Illinois means. The creation of TORIIS.earth is motivated by the fight for a sustainable and healthy future, the deep need of transparent…
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Divestment Moves Slowly
[ The following letter was published in The News-Gazzete on Feb. 6 2022 and The Daily Illini on Feb 5. 2022] Divestment moves slowly The University of Illinois pledged to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2025 in the Illinois Climate Action Plan 2020. This means the UI would divest holdings in fossil-fuel companies and…
UIS Investment Data Report 2021
Hello University of Illinois Community! This is the first (of many) blog posts in our fossil fuel divestment series! Our goal is to make transparent the University of Illinois’ investments in the fossil fuel industry. Over the course of this series, one can expect blog posts on the history of divestment at UIUC, posts clarifying…