*[Enwl-eng] Fossil fuels are getting in the way of preventing war crimes in Ukraine

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Let's fight human rights abuses by replacing Russian oil with green energy. Dependence on Russian Oil and Natural Gas Is Preventing Countries From Taking a Stand Against Its Invasion of Ukraine!     Sign Now        As Russia continues to wage war in neighboring country Ukraine, Europe faces a dilemma. While the overwhelming majority of European leaders want to distance themselves from the human-rights abusing Putin, they feel stuck because of energy policy. Massive swaths of the European continent are dependent on Russian oil and gas supplies. Cutting themselves off from Russian fossil fuels would benefit human rights in Ukraine, but energy dependency is preventing European nations — and the U.S. as well — from drawing a firm line against the Russian dictator. This is just one of many reasons why both the European Union and the United States must dramatically expand their investments in renewable, green energy production NOW.   Right now, legislators feel they have to choose between two terrible options. Either they can take action against Putin and potentially lose power for huge swaths of their populations, or they can maintain access to dirty energy by refusing to take a stand against tyranny. Oil and gas sales to other nations are a huge source of revenue for the Russian government — meaning that purchases of these dirty products help fund human rights catastrophes. By contrast, renewable energy would increase countries' energy independence. That's a huge boon for national security, and would also empower countries to feel less hamstrung in standing up for democracy worldwide.   Expanding infrastructure to produce domestic renewables would also help thwart a sixth mass extinction event and a looming climate crisis that has the potential to turn millions of people into refugees. Massive transitions towards green energy are long overdue, and the atrocities we are witnessing in Ukraine are just one more example of that. We must put pressure on leaders in the United States and the European Union to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and expand renewable energy today! Sign the petition now if you agree! Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team P.S. One of the best ways to stop Putin and curtail his war fund would be for the U.S. and E.U. to invest more in renewable energy sources, and less in Russian oil. It would save people — and the planet. Sign the petition.      Sign Now

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From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts

Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2022 12:17 PM

Subject: Fossil fuels are getting in the way of preventing war crimes in Ukraine

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