Pete Buttigieg
climate advisor David G. Victor, a political scientist and recipient of
millions of dollars from BP and other fossil-fuel
companies,
begrudged the recent decision of the University of California to divest
its endowment from the fossil-fuel industry.
”’Divesting from all fossil fuel companies turns the climate problem into something that seems like a simple problem, and in fact it’s the opposite,” Victor told Cal Matters in September, when U of C’s decision was announced. “We should be shareholders in those companies, and we should be active shareholders, to make sure that they’re actually doing it.”
In lieu of divestment, Victor has advocated for drilling for natural gas, “clean coal,” and considering geoengineering in the name of climate action.
Of course, Victor is only one of Buttigieg’s climate advisors.
It is not clear what Buttigieg’s position on the climate divestment movement is. However, Buttigieg, like all of the Democratic candidates for president on the debate stage tonight. has signed the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge, committing to not accept campaign contributions from the fossil-fuel industry.
h/t Dr. Genevieve Guenther