Comment Moronic and malicious (Score 2, Insightful) 174
Clearly, these 'fossil-fuel' companies exist because a demand exists for fossil-fuels. It may be a meaningful career for at least some people in the next generation, until we are completely free of fossil fuel requirements. If these Universities believe that some companies are bad, and they have educated their students properly, then they need to *encourage* their students to get in there. Get people into those companies who actually want to transition those companies away from their current product and into sustainable resources. You need people in these companies who will stop them from environmentally irresponsible practices. You need people who will divert part of the companies profits into research and development of alternative/sustainable energy sources.
Its a dumb move for their students, a misguided publicity stunt and more insidiously it represents the toxic 'cancel' culture of boycotting , rather than engaging, anything you disagree with.
Thankfully, it is:
> University of the Arts London, University of Bedfordshire, and Wrexham Glyndwr University join Birkbeck, University of London
So, basically, none that matter.