The University of Toronto has now officially created a committee to consider fossil fuel divestment.
One of my big tasks in the weeks ahead will be to update the brief with everything important that has happened since it was opened for attestations last September.
From the date when they first meet, the committee will have a year to produce a recommendation. President Gertler will then make his own recommendation to the Governing Council, which in turn will make the final decision.
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. Between 2005 and 2007 I completed an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford. I worked for five years for the Canadian federal government, including completing the Accelerated Economist Training Program, and then completed a PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto in 2023.
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It is great to hear that your brief has made a strong impression and will be studied more closely. It has already made a big difference.