Australian Broadcasting Corporation: "THIS IS THE CHURCH taking direct action and showing that it's not willing to profit from destroying the Earth."
That's what Justin Whelan, Paddington Uniting Church mission development manager, had to say after the church's NSW and ACT branches voted to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. The decision, from one of the largest churches in the country, signifies a significant point in growing campaigns in Australia to withdraw investment from fossil fuel companies.
At the height of the...