Why did divestment work to bring down apartheid, and how will it work as a climate solution?

“Campuses are suddenly a front line in the climate fight — a place to stand up to a status quo that is wrecking the planet. The campaign to demand divestment from fossil fuel stock emerged from nowhere to become the largest student movement in decades. Already churches and city governments are joining students in the fight. It's where the action is.”

—Bill McKibben, author, activist and co-founder of 350.org (via Skype)