From September 30th to October 2nd, Vice-Chancellors, University Presidents and other higher education heavy-weights will come together for the World Academic Summit at the University of Melbourne. But right now - something huge is missing from the agenda -- climate change.

University students are being taught everyday about the devastating impacts of climate change, many without realising that their own education is linked to the very industry most responsible for the looming climate catastrophe.

Universities all over the world are being called upon to take real climate action by pulling their investments out of its main cause --the fossil fuel industry. Half of the speakers at the upcoming World Academic Summit are from universities with divestment campaigns active on their campuses.

Surely climate change and divestment deserve to be on the agenda of the World Academic Summit?

Call on Academic Summit organisers to put climate change and divestment from fossil fuels on the agenda.