OPINION | STUDENT VOICES
The climate consequences election
By Nathan Iyer | October 6, 2020Power means real, physical, long-lasting consequences, no matter how trivial or foolish the campaign may be.
Power means real, physical, long-lasting consequences, no matter how trivial or foolish the campaign may be.
A top education must face the real world—and right now, that world is heating up fast.
Since 2012, students have launched multiple campaigns to push Duke to divest from fossil fuel holdings. Eight years later, the University has not committed to full divestment. Students tell a story about bureaucratic inertia, delay and what they consider a battle for the future of our fragile planet. Administrators, however, argue that divestment would accomplish nothing because Duke’s fossil fuel holdings are very small. Here is a comprehensive history of advocacy for fossil fuel divestment at Duke.