Open letter from academics in support of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

[Peter Newell]

Dear Gep-ed colleagues, 

 

I just added my name to this open letter from scientists, academics and researchers calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and I wanted to encourage you to join me. 

 

The fossil fuel system and its impacts are global and require a global solution. That’s why I have added my name to this call on governments to urgently commence negotiations to develop, adopt and implement a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty laying out a binding global plan to:

• End new expansion of fossil fuel production in line with the best available science as outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Environment Programme;
• Phase out existing production of fossil fuels in a manner that is fair and equitable, taking into account the respective dependency of countries on fossil fuels, and their capacity to transition;
• Invest in a transformational plan to ensure 100% access to renewable energy globally, support fossil fuel-dependent economies to diversify away from fossil fuels, and enable people and communities across the globe to flourish through a global just transition.

 

We can play an important role in building support and momentum for this bold proposal commensurate with the scale of the crisis the world is facing. 

 

I hope you will join me in adding your name to the open letter. You can read the text of the letter and sign on at www.fossilfueltreaty.org/open-letter 

 

With best wishes, 

 

Peter

 

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