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NEW REPORT exposes critical dangers that fossil fuels pose to every single sustainable dvlpmt goal. Today's most pressing crises - from poverty, world hunger, health + conflict - are all made more difficult in a warming world.

Follow our #FuellingFailure report launch here 👇

.@harjeet11 opens the event noting that in the 50 years since the 1st UN environment conference, govts have failed to address the top threat to our climate and biodiversity: fossil fuels, responsible for 86% of CO2 emissions that have driven the climate crisis in the past 10 yrs

@harjeet11 #FuellingFailure coauthor @Fred_Daley says that we know what horrors happen if we surpass 1.5C and we have a strong incentive to align the sustainable development agenda with the climate agenda to protect people and planet

@harjeet11 @Fred_Daley .@Fred_Daley adds that we must hold fossil fuel firms accountable for their huge role in undermining our ability to achieve our sustainable development goals.

@harjeet11 @Fred_Daley International mechanisms like a #FossilFuelTreaty would help to sequence the change required to ensure a #justtransition that is fair and fast says @Fred_Daley. There is a lack of political will, but we also need to demand political courage.

@harjeet11 @Fred_Daley .@1TeresaAnderson walks us through how agriculture is both hampered by and aggravates the fossil fuelled climate crisis.

The world will simply not have enough land available for all the forestation plans that fossil fuel companies have in mind within their net zero plans adds @1TeresaAnderson. We are at a point to choose between fossil fuels and feeding people.

"These are illegitimate debts" says @lnacpil @AsianPeoplesMvt in her call for global fairness and justice #FuellingFailure

@lnacpil @AsianPeoplesMvt .@SvitlanaRomanko digs into how fossil fuels are a huge threat to peace and security around the world, not least her home of Ukraine #FuellingFailure

@lnacpil @AsianPeoplesMvt @SvitlanaRomanko .@AndrewSimms_uk goes into the early history and the "why" of the #FossilFuelTreaty as well as how treaties for dangerous threats have been successful in the past.

.@Fred_Daley stresses that the key takeaway from #FuellingFailure is the need for both unprecedented levels of scale and speed via international cooperation and action.

@Fred_Daley .@1TeresaAnderson builds on that point, saying speed is necessary so we get to define what #justtransition looks like. We need inclusive planning processes that enable communities to shape that vision. If they're involved, then they become the loudest champions for that shift

@Fred_Daley @1TeresaAnderson Fossil fuelled wars are happening around the world and all paint a picture of aggression of fossil fuels against humanity. Govts have pledged to cut off their Russian fossil fuel but that's not enough says @SvitlanaRomanko

@Fred_Daley @1TeresaAnderson @SvitlanaRomanko .@SvitlanaRomanko adds that we're looking at Europe to take bolder action and lead a green and clean energy transition and many Ukrainians stand behind the call for #FossilFuelTreaty.

@Fred_Daley @1TeresaAnderson @SvitlanaRomanko .@AndrewSimms_uk closes saying that we have all the evidence we need, it now needs to be applied. The more that we work together, then the closer we get to tackling all these crises.

Watch the launch in full online now to hear from our speakers in more depth. Huge thank you to @harjeet11 @lnacpil @SvitlanaRomanko @1TeresaAnderson @Fred_Daley @AndrewSimms_uk

@harjeet11 @lnacpil @SvitlanaRomanko @1TeresaAnderson @Fred_Daley @AndrewSimms_uk You can also read the full #FuellingFailure report now: fossilfueltreaty.org/fuelling-failu…