2013 Providence Resolution to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Type
Ordinance
Year
2013
Level
City or Town
State(s)
Rhode Island
Policy Areas
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement
This resolution calls for managers of public investments and public agencies to divest any fossil fuel accounts currently in the county's investment portfolio. Further, it prohibits any future managers of public accounts from investing in companies whose business profits from the manufacture or sale of fossil fuels and unsustainable energy.