Student coalition urges S'pore universities to cut ties with fossil fuel firms by 2030
A student coalition is urging Singapore's universities to progressively cut their ties with the fossil fuel industry by 2030.
SINGAPORE — A group of students are urging universities here to stop all funding for scholarships and research from fossil fuel companies and to distance themselves from this heavily polluting industry.
These were among the key recommendations made by the group in a report published on Monday (Jan 17).
The 68-page report detailed what the group said are extensive links between Singapore’s universities and the fossil fuel industry in the areas of finance, management, academia, professional development and the usage of campus spaces.
Endowment investments of both the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have indirect exposure to fossil fuels, it added.
Students for a Fossil Free Future, a student coalition formed in 2019, consists of more than 40 students from NUS, NTU, SUTD, SMU and Yale-NUS (recently merged to become NUS College). They are seeking urgent action to address climate change.
