More than 100 of its faculty members are calling on Harvard University to divest from fossil fuels. Kirk Carapezza reports on our On Campus blog:
Jim Anderson teaches about global energy and climate. He signed the letter because, he says, a crucial part of higher education’s responsibility is to look forward in time, and to interpret scientific developments.
“The development of fossil fuels is something that is not sustainable within the climate structure,” said Anderson. “And the impact of that climate change will affect people in very, very different ways and it affects people who have no way of controlling this, even though it’s very important for their future.”
