Tutu: Climate Crisis Demands we Boycott Big Oil just as we Boycotted Apartheid

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Nobel laureate says ‘people of conscience’ must break ties with oil and gas companies that are destroying planet’s future.

Tutu: Climate Crisis Demands we Boycott Big Oil just as we Boycotted Apartheid
By Juan Cole | Apr. 11, 2014
(By Jon Queally)

Archbishop of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu is saying their is no longer any excuse for not doing everything humanly possible to fight climate change and called on Thursday for an international "anti-apartheid-style boycott" against the fossil fuel industry.

In a striking essay and call to action in the Guardian newspaper, Tutu writes: "People of conscience need to break their ties with corporations financing the injustice of climate change."

"It makes no sense to invest in companies that undermine our future. To serve as custodians of creation is not an empty title; it requires that we act, and with all the urgency this dire situation demands." —Desmond Tutu

As examples, Tutu said people can and should boycott events, sports teams and media outlets sponsored by oil and gas companies. He also touted divestment by municipalities and universities have broken ties with the industry and called for public health warnings against products associated with the carbon-reliant economy.