Give Teesside and County Durham a voice
INVEST COUNCIL TAX IN GREEN JOBS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT £16 BILLION FOR FOSSIL FUELS
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Residents and workers who care about climate issues are being asked to support new campaigns to reduce and remove their local council pension funds' investment in oil and gas, including companies that are expanding extraction of fossil fuels.
There's never been a better time to ramp up the pressure, thanks to a range of changes throughout 2025. These include opportunities created in the new Pensions Bill, the launch of a new national lobbying group and the launch of a new national petition - more info here
The details of how your support can make a different is spelled out in the letter here
Please get in touch if you would like to find out more divest.tw@assembly.org.uk
Options to increase pressure on the local pensions funds:
Support is available from neighbouring divest campaigns, including Divest Tyne & Wear campaign (homepage) and also UK Divest, the national campaign group https://www.divest.org.uk/
You can find out more about Teesside and County Durham pension funds here:
Teesside Pension Fund
Durham Pension Fund
Megafund used by both: Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (BCPP)
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