South Africa: Climate Allies Desmond Tutu and Al Gore Unite in Fossil-Fuel Divestment Struggle

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Desmond Tutu and Al Gore have warned in a joint statement that 'corporations, governments and institutions that continue to invest in fossil fuels despite all the evidence of their effect on accelerating climate change are furthering environmental, economic and social injustice'.

In the late 1980s, global climate campaigner Al Gore and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu served together on Harvard University's apartheid divestment campaign, which led to Harvard divesting its endowment from South African stocks.

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