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>>> "Lili Fuhr" <fu...@BOELL.DE> 08/30/17 2:46 PM >>>
Dear colleagues,

we have already signed, but maybe you know of others who would like to sign as well?

Lili


Sign the Lofoten Declaration for a Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Production around the World

http://bit.ly/LofotenSignOn

The Lofoten Declaration was written in August 2017 at a gathering in the Lofoten Islands of Norway of academics, analysts, and activists, all of whom recognize that globally we have a window of opportunity – and a strategic need – to limit the expansion of the oil and gas industry, in order to achieve the Paris climate goals. We invite other organisations worldwide to join the call.

Why is it called the Lofoten Declaration? The oil industry is lobbying hard for the seas around Lofoten to be opened to oil drilling – which would be devastating to the climate and to Lofoten's natural beauty – but activists have successfully managed to block these plans for years. This strategy must be expanded around the world to oppose the oil and gas industry.

Sign-ons are due by close of business on Friday, 25 August 2017. Please contact col...@priceofoil.org with any questions.

Sign here: http://bit.ly/LofotenSignOn


THE LOFOTEN DECLARATION – Climate leadership requires a managed decline of fossil fuel production

Global climate change is a crisis of unprecedented scale, and it will take unprecedented action to avoid the worst consequences of our dependence on oil, coal, and gas. Equally as critical as reducing demand and emissions is the need for immediate and ambitious action to stop exploration and expansion of fossil fuel projects and manage the decline of existing production in line with what is necessary to achieve the Paris climate goals.

Clean, safe, and renewable fuels are already redefining how we see energy and it is time for nations to fully embrace 21st century energy and phase out fossil fuels.

The Lofoten Declaration affirms that it is the urgent responsibility and moral obligation of wealthy fossil fuel producers to lead in putting an end to fossil fuel development and to manage the decline of existing production.

We stand in solidarity with, and offer our full support for, the growing wave of impacted communities around the world who are taking action to defend and protect their lives and livelihoods in the face of fossil fuel extraction and climate change. It is a priority to elevate these efforts. Frontline communities are the leaders we must look to as we all work together for a safer future.

A global transition to a low carbon future is already well underway. Continued expansion of oil, coal, and gas is only serving to hinder the inevitable transition while at the same time exacerbating conflicts, fuelling corruption, threatening biodiversity, clean water and air, and infringing on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and vulnerable communities.

Energy access and demand are and must now be met fully through the clean energies of the 21st century. Assertions that new fossil fuels are needed for this transformation are not only inaccurate; they also undermine the speed and penetration of clean energy.

We recognize that a full transition away from fossil fuels will take decades, but also, that this shift is an opportunity more than a burden. We are in a deep hole with climate. We must begin by not digging ourselves any deeper.

Research shows that the carbon embedded in existing fossil fuel production will take us far beyond safe climate limits. Thus, not only are new exploration and new production incompatible with limiting global warming to well below 2ºC (and as close to 1.5ºC as possible), but many existing projects will need to be phased-out faster than their natural decline.

This task should be first addressed by countries, regions, and corporate actors who are best positioned in terms of wealth and capacity to undergo an ambitious just transition away from fossil fuel production. In particular, leadership must come from countries that are high-income, have benefitted from fossil fuel extraction, and that are historically responsible for significant emissions.

We call on these governments and companies to recognize that continued fossil fuel exploration and production without a managed decline and a just transition is irreconcilable with meaningful climate action. We also note that there are tremendous leadership opportunities for these countries to demonstrate that moving beyond oil, coal, and gas – both demand and production – is not only possible, but can be done while protecting workers, communities, and economies.

Signed,

Amazon Watch
Asian Peoples Movement on Debt and Development
The Australia Institute
Center for International Environmental Law
Environmental Defence
Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Global Witness
Greenpeace
Health of Mother Earth Foundation
Heinrich Böll Foundation
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Natur og Ungdom
Naturvernforbundet
Observatorio Petrolero Sur
Oil Change International
Rainforest Action Network
Stand.earth
West Coast Environmental Law

...and many more still to come...

http://bit.ly/LofotenSignOn



Lili Fuhr
Referentin Internationale Umweltpolitik /
Department Head Ecology and Sustainable Development
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Schumannstraße 8
D - 10117 Berlin
T +49 (0)30 285 34 304
F +49-(0)30 285 34 5304
M +49 (0)151 40201775
E: fu...@boell.de / www.boell.de
Twitter: @lilifuhr

Recommended Reading: Inside the Green Economy - Promises and Pitfalls
Thomas Fatheuer, Lili Fuhr, Barbara Unmüßig. 
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