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DC Divest is an advocacy campaign that seeks to get Washington, D.C., to remove investments in fossil fuel companies from its investment portfolios. It is one of hundreds of locally focused campaigns worldwide taking part in the fossil fuel divestment movement, which seeks to increase the sense of urgency among elected officials, financial leaders, and the public around the need for political and cultural action to mitigate the worst effects of climate change.

DC Divest was founded in March 2013 by a group of Washington, D.C. residents following a call to action by the non-profit environmental advocacy group 350.org. In September 2013, it succeeded in convincing the Council of the District of Columbia to introduce the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act of 2013.

A number of Washington, D.C.-based environmental advocacy groups have given their support of the DC Divest campaign's goal of removing fossil fuel companies from the District's investments, including the D.C. Environmental Network, the Washington DC of the Sierra Club, Moms Clean Air Force , the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and many others.