🌎Today, 83 Parliamentarians from around the world, including representatives from every continent, send a letter to welcome the climate proposals of @petrogustavo, the new #Colombia President who takes office on Sunday!
For @FlorLampreabe🇦🇷: @petrogustavo and @FranciaMarquezM's call for ‘a transition from the old extractivist economy, which killed water and life, to a new economy’ is central for Latin America and the world
And support also comes from #Europe. As @marietouss1 says, Europe must also take urgent political decisions to put an end to its #fossilfuel dependence.
💪🏽This letter from elected official demonstrates the growing support for a #FossilFreeColombia, which could be a turning point for climate action on #FossilFuels for the country, the region and the world!
The @UN #SummitOfTheFuture2024 is our chance to take decisive action against climate change. 🌍🤝
In a powerful letter, global figures like @DalaiLama, @Yunus_Centre, and @MaryRobinson01 are calling out the dangerous omission of fossil fuels from the @UN #SummitOfTheFuture2024 draft. 🌡️🔥
A bloc of Pacific nation-states is calling for the negotiation of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
They have called for support to manage a just transition to a "Fossil Fuel Free Pacific"
Instead, Australia just approved a new coal mine 😡 #auspol
Last year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said “One of the ways that we increase our standing in the region, and in particular in the Pacific, is by taking climate change seriously."
Yet in the past 6 weeks, his government has approved 2 new coal mines.
Fossil fuels are the primary cause of the climate crisis, responsible for 86% of emissions in the past decade.
The International Energy Agency & the latest IPCC report have made it clear — to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, no new fossil fuel projects can be opened.
⚠️💀While the #Amazon urgently needs to be considered as a #FossilFuel Free Zone, the Peruvian government 🇵🇪 is giving #oil a new boost by promoting internationally a series of reserves that are home to 435 #indigenous communities.
🛢️Without consulting local populations, @Perupetrosa promoted 31 areas with potential for hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation to international investors meeting in Texas.
👀An investigation from @Ojo_Publico reveals that of the 31 areas, 25 are located in the #Amazon and overlap with 435 indigenous communities in Loreto, Ucayali and Madre de Dios, and two reserves for indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation #PIACI ojo-publico.com/4416/nuevas-ar…
🇨🇴 Colombia's leadership for a world free of fossil fuels and for a just energy transition is important at the national, regional and global levels. The recent commitment of the Ministry of the Environment is an important signal for the region and the world.
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At the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, @susanamuhamad, defended that there should be limits to the exploitation of #oil and #gas 👇
@susanamuhamad said that "to reduce emissions on the scale we need and to have a just energy transition, it is necessary to stop the proliferation of fossil fuels, especially oil and gas exploration in climate pillars such as the Arctic and the Amazon."
El liderazgo de #Colombia por un mundo libre de combustibles fósiles y para la transición energética justa es importante a nivel nacional, regional y mundial. El reciente compromiso de @MinAmbienteCo es una señal importante para la región y el mundo. Sigue el 🧵:
En el Foro de Ministros y Ministras de Medio Ambiente de América Latina y el Caribe, la Ministra de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia, @susanamuhamad, defendió que se pongan límites en la frontera de la explotación de #petróleo y #gas 👇
@susanamuhamad dijo que "para la reducción de emisiones en la escala que necesitamos y una #TransicionEnergetica#Justa, es necesario frenar la proliferación de combustibles fósiles, sobre todo la exploración de petróleo y gas en pilares climáticos como el Ártico y el Amazonas"
🧵 for info... including how this could impact a #FossilFuelTreaty resolution being considered by the State of California this week.
@SierraClub is the latest to endorse the proposal, joining:
🇻🇺 Vanuatu
🇹🇻 Tuvalu
🇪🇺 European Parliament
🌉 80 cities & subnational governments
🏥 @WHO & hundreds of health institutions
🌍 2,100+ civil society orgs
🪧 Thousands of youth activists
🕊️ 101 Nobel Laureates
Sierra Club’s endorsement of the #FossilFuelTreaty comes just 48 hours ahead of a Senate Hearing in the State of California on a resolution that would see the world's largest subnational government also formally endorse the proposal.