On October 29, 2015, the Sustainability Commission hosted a Pre-March party in the Cat's Eye where we screened the very appropriate documentary "Do the Math" to build excitement for the March. We then walked over to Sidney Smith where the march commenced. We gathered with 200+ people, including undergraduate and graduate students as well as professors to denounce the university's investments in fossil fuels and advocate for its divestment!
Only a week ago the advisory committee on divestment of fossil fuels, put together by the office of the president, released a report recommending the university remove their investments from fossil fuel companies that blatantly disregard the 1.5 degree C threshold codified at the Global Climate Summit this December. Although this is targeted divestment, as opposed to the ideal full divestment of fossil fuels, it is certainly a win for this university! The final decision will come at the beginning of 2016 from University of Toronto's president Meric Gertler. Looking forward to it!