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This
is unbelievable. Giant fossil fuel
companies are using an obscure international
treaty to sue our countries for billions of
dollars for shutting down coal plants
and oil rigs. But insiders say that with
a million voices, we can help fuel an almighty
revolt by powerful countries at a
critical meeting next week. Sign now
with one click to stop this toxic treaty
and tell everyone! |
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Dear
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This
is outrageous -- just as many countries are
finally acting to stop climate change and
protect the planet, fossil fuel giants
are suing governments for
billions.
It all happens
because of a powerful international
treaty that almost no one has heard of:
the Energy Charter Treaty.
It was
designed to encourage energy companies to invest
in developing economies, but now it's being
weaponised to sue countries when they
try to shut down toxic coal plants and oil rigs
-- wrecking our transition to 100% clean
energy. Companies have already won over
$50 Billion from taxpayer funds -- and more and
more countries are still getting caught in the
trap.
But finally there’s a plan
to scrap it. Italy has already
withdrawn, and now France, Spain and others are
calling for the treaty to go. If we champion
their call with a 1-million strong
petition, it could fuel a major revolt at
critical negotiations next
week. This is our chance to make
sure no one is sued for acting on climate
change. Sign now with one
click:
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To
world governments and all signatories to the
Energy Charter Treaty:
As world
citizens, we call on you to pull out of the
Energy Charter Treaty and stop its expansion to
other countries. The treaty is incompatible with
the Paris Climate Agreement, and it allows coal,
oil and gas corporations to obstruct our
transition to a clean energy future. It’s time
to disarm fossil fuel firms now, so they can no
longer impede urgent climate action and put
their interest above our public health and
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This
terrible treaty is basically the exact opposite
of the Paris Climate Agreement. It punishes
governments for moving off fossil fuels, and
keeps us marching into a deadly future of
drowning cities, wildfires, and a catastrophic
loss of life.
Take Italy: When it banned
oil drilling off its coast, a British
company sued the government for almost $300
million -- nine times more than the company had
even invested. That's precious tax
money that could otherwise have been used for
renewable energy, schools, or
hospitals.
And so no matter where
you are in the world, this treaty affects
you. To beat climate change, we need a
huge global transition to green energy -- but if
some countries are being held back, the entire
global effort is sabotaged.
Insiders from
opposing countries tell us that strong public
support could tip the balance ahead of a
critical meeting in days, and get a critical
mass of countries to quit the treaty. So let's
make it happen -- sign now and Avaaz will
deliver our voices directly to key leaders, and
with an ad in one of Europe’s top media outlets:
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Climate
change is the fight of our lives. But there's
now so much momentum on our side -- and bit by
bit our movement is dismantling the systems that
are pushing our planet to the edge. The actions
we take today will echo through generations to
come. For our children, for the forests, the
oceans, and everything we care about, we can't
stop now, and we won't.
With hope and
determination,
Marie, Martyna, Pascal,
Luis, Mike, Anneke, Alice, Patricia, Mario,
Nick, Daniel, and the entire Avaaz team
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