Today Robert Gordon University becomes the 103rd UK university to divest from fossil fuels, and the second to do so in Aberdeen, a city known as the ‘Oil Capital of Europe’ due to its links with North Sea oil and gas.
In a highly significant move, the university announced its commitment to exclude fossil fuel extraction companies from all its investments by updating its Investment Policy. This follows the University of Aberdeen’s commitment to divest from all fossil fuels in 2021.