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Divestment Alone Won’t Beat Climate Change, George Serafeim, September 4, 2014, Opinion, The fossil fuel divestment movement – an increasingly popular approach with environmentalists — primarily tries to convince pension funds, university endowments, and other asset holders that their investments in oil and coal are unethical because of impact of fossil fuel emissions on the world’s climate. Proponents argue that divestment is a symbolic statement that can discourage fossil fuel consumption by stigmatizing the industry. Despite its recent successes, we believe this approach is limited. Both of us have done work on sustainable development and are keen to see a transition away from fossil fuels in order to limit climate change. But divestment alone is not the answer. Link