Fossil Fuel Divestment Alliance

Fossil Fuel Divestment Alliance by PECC

Join law students and faculty from the Pace Energy and Climate Center (PECC) and the Pace Environmental Law Review (PELR) to discuss fossil fuel divestment strategies and help build the network to guide future action.

About the Event:

This law student-led event brings together students, faculty, and collaborators from multiple universities to explore how institutions make investment decisions, the role of sustainable alternatives, and the opportunities and challenges that fossil fuel divestment presents.

The conversation will be guided by students. Participants will engage directly, share perspectives, and connect with peers across universities to explore divestment barriers, solutions, and paths forward.

This is a space to learn, contribute, and collaborate. Your participation will help shape the discussion and inform strategies for advancing divestment efforts on your campus.

When & Where:

April 24, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY
- Location details will be sent directly to registrants via email

Schedule:

11:00 – 11:15 AM | Welcome & Introduction
- PECC Executive Director, Michael Hamersky
11:15 – 12:00 PM | Speaker Presentations
- Speaker: Katrina Fischer Kuh
  - Faculty Director, Environmental Law Program at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
  - Haub Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law
- Speaker: Dr. Matthew Breay Bolton
  - Professor of political science and co-director of the International Disarmament Institute at Pace University, New York City
  - Chaired Pace's Socially Responsible Endowment Task Force
  - Faculty Representative on the Board of Trustees' Investment and Pensions Committee
12:00 - 12:45 PM | Student-Led Panel Conversation
- Pace | Haub Law Student Panel
  - Frances Gothard
  - Carington Lowe
  - Lauren Lynam
  - Louis Desforges
12:45 - 1:45 PM | Lunch
- 1:15 - 1:45 PM | Student Research Presentations
2:00 - 2:45 PM | Table Talk Discussions
2:45 – 3:00 PM | Open Floor Reflections
3:00 PM | Closing Remarks

What Participating Institutions Can Contribute

Participants from all universities are encouraged to:

Share current and/or past divestment efforts;
Highlight challenges and successes experienced by students or faculty;
Contribute questions or discussion points on divestment and sustainable investment alternatives; and
Collaborate on strategies for advancing divestment at their institution

Interested in connecting and collaborating before the event? Reach out to Frances Gothard at fgothard@law.pace.edu or Michael Hamersky at mhamersky@law.pace.edu

Why This Conversation Matters

Universities continue to hold fossil fuel investments, and decisions around divestment are complex. This student-led event offers a space to engage with these challenges, explore sustainable alternatives, and contribute practical ideas towards a path forward.

By bringing together students and faculty from multiple institutions, the conversation fosters cross-university collaboration, enabling participants to share experiences, learn from peers, and build connections that can support divestment efforts on their own campuses.