"UC San Diego is a national leader in clean energy and sustainability and home to one of the oldest and most respected centers of climate change research. Investing now in renewables and other climate solutions, and divesting from fossil fuels will further our leadership, hasten implementation of climate solutions, and is the best way to keep our retirement funds growing."

"We believe in socially responsible investing of our tuition dollars by the UC Regents. Since students give them thousands of dollars a year, our tuition needs to go towards creating a better future for ourselves and future generations, meaning that investments need to reflect our values as students who seek the creation of a more socially just and equitable world."

"As a UCSF professor emeritus who has degrees from UCSC, UCSD and UCB, I have great affection for the University of California. I would like to become even more proud of UC by seeing us join the many other universities, cities, medical associations and other entities that have divested from fossil fuel companies. It is the right thing to do, both morally and financially"

"Investing in fossil fuel companies makes no sense--from a social, or financial, or educational perspective. Under the carbon budget of the Paris Agreement, ~ 33% of known oil reserves, 50% of natural gas reserves, and 80% of coal reserves must remain in the ground and not be burned. This creates "stranded assets" that will decrease the market value of oil, gas, and coal companies as eventually the stock markets realistically values known reserves… Further, the social cost of carbon is already high and will continue to rise rapidly along with the GHG emissions. UC is about the environment and the quality of life we pass on to our students and future generations, and the UN reports clearly indicate that we can and must stop burning fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are no longer responsible or ethical investments. "