Upcoming Events
41st GIMAC Pre-Summit CSOs Consultative Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming in the African Union and Member States
GIMAC Network Theme: Advancing the Agenda for Justice and Reparations for African Women and Girls
"The Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Network serves as a key platform for advancing women's and girls' rights in Africa. As part of its ongoing advocacy efforts, GIMAC has organized consultative meetings on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) Summit. These meetings bring together Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Women Rights Organizations (WROs) to engage with AU Member States on critical issues related to gender equality and women's economic empowerment.
Sessions:
Africa Cafe IV: Climate Justice for Africa Now (as part of the 13th GIMAC Youth Advocacy Training) - Register here
February 6, 2025, 8AM-5PM EAT
Interluxury Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
LPC II: Intersectional reparations and justice: A reflection on the trajectory of food sovereignty and energy sovereignty and climate justice in Africa (as part of the 41st GIMAC Pre-Summit CSOs Consultative Meeting) - Register here
February 7-8, 2025, 8AM-5PM EAT
Haile Grand Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy - Perspectives and Lessons from Ray Acheson
Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy - Perspectives and Lessons from Ray Acheson
8 pm UTC/3 pm EST
The Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative is at a critical moment, with endorsements from 16+ countries, 120+ city and subnational governments, over 3,500 civil society organizations, and more than a million individuals worldwide. Now is the time to harness this momentum and transform it into meaningful action for global treaty negotiations.
We invite you to join our webinar, "Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy," featuring Ray Acheson, Director of Reaching Critical Will, the disarmament program of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the world’s oldest feminist peace organization. Ray will share valuable insights from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and its journey to achieving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted in 2017 and entering into force in 2021.
Live translations: Available in Spanish and French
Join us as we take a deep dive into ICAN’s lessons for our Fossil Fuel Treaty movement. Register now and prepare your questions!
WOMADelaide Planet Talks: Ending Fossil Fuels
The Planet Talks is a three-day ecological and conversational forum held at the Frome Park Pavilion, featuring some of the world’s foremost thinkers, activists, scientists and leaders in engaging and thought-provoking discussions about issues and solutions that affect our lives on the blue planet.
Monday March 10: Presented by The Guardian
1:00pm: Ending Fossil Fuels
Despite governments around the world making commitments to climate action and investments in renewable energy, investments in fossil fuels are still at a record high. How can we chart a future that breaks from fossil fuels, and with the urgency that is needed? This session will explore the ways in which the fossil fuel industry is distracting and delaying, and look at the global efforts to cut our ties with fossil fuels for good.
Supported by the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
Speakers:
Dr. Kumi Naidoo (speaker)
Kumi Naidoo is a South African human rights and environmental justice activist, who currently is the President of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University. He is the former Secretary-General of Amnesty International (2018-2020) and also the first person from the Global South to lead Greenpeace International (2009-2015).
Professor Naomi Oreskes (speaker)
Naomi Oreskes is an American historian of science and author. She became Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University in 2013, after 15 years as Professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego.
Sarah Martin (facilitator)
Sarah Martin is a senior correspondent with Guardian Australia’s national investigations team. She has worked as a print journalist across several mastheads in Australia over the past 15 years, including as The Guardian’s chief political correspondent in Canberra.
Dr Kumi Naidoo in-Conversation with the Hon Mike Rann
The Hawke Centre partners with WOMADelaide’s Planet Talks series to delve deeper into its thought-provoking themes.
Human rights and environmental justice activist, Dr Kumi Naidoo will be in conversation with the Hon Mike Rann AC CNZM discussing actions against fossil fuels and strategies for meaningful change.
This event complements, a compelling conversation with two of Australia's most significant storytellers, award-winning author Dr Debra Dank and filmmaker Rachel Perkins.
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre in partnership with WOMADelaide Planet Talks
Speakers:
Dr. Kumi Naidoo
President, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Kumi Naidoo is a South African human rights and environmental justice activist, who currently is the President of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University. He is the former Secretary-General of Amnesty International (2018-2020) and also the first person from the Global South to lead Greenpeace International (2009-2015).
He is an advisor for the Community Arts Network. He serves as a global ambassador for Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity. His family has started the Riky Rick Foundation for the Promotion of Artivism to build on the positive legacies left by popular South African rapper Rikhado “Riky Rick” Makhado through his music and life’s work. Kumi is the author of the award-winning Letters To My Mother: The Makings of a Troublemaker. Kumi is also the host of the podcast Power, People, and Planet.
Dr Kumi Naidoo was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of University of South Australia in recognition of his commitment to social justice. He was conferred following the 2019 Amnesty International Oration, Human Rights in a Time of Intolerance and Hate, presented as part of the 2019 Hawke Centre program.
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Instagram: @kuminaidoo
The Honourable Mike Rann AC CNZM
Chair, Climate Group
For almost a decade (2002 to 2011) Mike Rann was Premier of South Australia and served as Labor Leader for a record 17 years. He held a range of Ministerial portfolios including Economic Development, Sustainability and Climate Change, the Arts and Social Inclusion. Mike Rann was the National President of the ALP during the Prime Ministership of Kevin Rudd.
In 2012 Mike was appointed Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and in 2014 Ambassador to Italy, Albania, Libya and San Marino. He was also appointed to the Climate Group's International Leadership Council.
Mike Rann is currently the Chair of the London headquartered Climate Group which operates in 50 countries and has a membership of 260 state and regional governments, and more than 500 corporations.
Mike is also Chair of the UK charity Power of Nutrition and is a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute of King’s College London. He serves as a member of The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre Advisory Board, and was part of the 2022 Hawke Centre Program, in conversation with The Honourable Kevin Rudd AC.
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Air, Land, and Climate: Voices from Anti-Fracking Movements
Monday 22 March 2025, 14:00-16:00
Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias | CCCI, Room TBC
Registration and Speakers Coming Soon
The world’s reliance on fossil fuel use has had devastating impacts on human health and ecological wellbeing - over 80% of air pollution deaths can be linked directly to the extraction, refining, and burning of fossil fuels. To meet unsustainable demand for this finite resource, the industry has begun to pursue so-called “unconventional” exploration methods over the past few decades, such as hydraulic fracking, that is used to extract oil and gas from deep within the earth, releasing many hazardous air pollutants in the process.
Communities living near an extraction site have a 66% chance of suffering from cancer associated with air pollution, including damage to respiratory health and staggering rates of cancer. Most often those impacted are racially marginalized groups, Indigenous peoples, and impoverished communities. Many of these have taken a leadership role in combatting these developments and their associated harms. In Colombia for example, the Fracking Free Colombia Alliance has been working to stop two advancing bills in 2024: one to approve the fracking pilot projects and the other to convert gas as a transition fuel.
This event will bring together frontline activists, health professionals, and other voices from the anti-fracking movement across the Americas to share stories of the health impacts of fracking-related industrial air pollution, share stories from the communities combatting these harms, and discuss the need for the health sector to mobilize behind policies to phase out fracking and the need for a Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty.
Clean Energy = Clean Air: Why cooperation to phase out fossil fuels is essential for public health
Friday 28 March 2025, 9:00am-12:00pm
Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias | CCCI, Room TBC
Registration and Speakers Coming Soon
Fossil fuel extraction, refining and manufacturing of byproducts, transportation, distribution and disposal of waste products have proven to enhance potentially catastrophic and often cumulative health harms across the life span of individuals and future generations, especially for marginalized communities. With air pollution a key driver of these harms, phasing out fossil fuels should be understood as one of the most impactful and cost-effective global health interventions available today, with the potential to substantially reduce preventable health harms worldwide.
Careful planning and international coordination are essential to meet the twin challenges of phasing out fossil fuels rapidly enough to avoid catastrophic effects of climate change on health, while ensuring equity and a global just transition. Momentum around a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is growing, with a growing block of 16 endorsing countries from 4 continents, as well as 130 city and subnational governments including 17 national capitals, and a global network of thousands of organisations across all sectors of society.
This event will present strong evidence on fossil fuels as a threat to health and underscore the need for multilateral solutions beyond climate negotiations, including the importance of this proposed mechanism to protect public health. New research on the health harms of fossil fuels will be shared by the Global Climate & Health Alliance, high profile activists and health experts will share their perspective, and Ministers, Mayors, and local officials will highlight good practices to demonstrate leadership through action.
El Tratado de no Proliferación de Combustibles Fósiles en España
Spain for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Together with our allies at Ecologistas en España and Oxfam Intermón , we want to promote the campaign for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a key proposal to end our global addiction to oil, gas and coal, and implement a fair and equitable transition. Spain can play a decisive role within this process .
The event is from 17h-19h at Escuela Julian Besteiro, C. de Azcona, 53, 28028 Madrid Spain.
Webinar: Making sense of COP29 and the path to financing a global just transition away from fossil fuels
Save the date – December 12
Join experts, journalists, and climate movement leaders from around the world in this global webinar discussing the COP29 outcome and the urgent need for greater international cooperation on climate finance and a fossil fuel phase out. Speakers to be announced soon!
We will gather in two 90-minute sessions to work across time zones globally. The first call at 8 a.m. UTC will have French interpretation, and the second call at 3 p.m. UTC will have Spanish interpretation.
Use the buttons below to register for your session. All welcome to this free webinar.
Full list of speakers to be announced soon, includes:
Press Conference: Assessing COP29 outcomes
As COP29 draws to a close, the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative hosts experts and campaigners as they share their analysis of the key issues and outcomes and look forward to COP30.
Strategy Breakfast for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
2024 has seen us generate more momentum towards a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty with excellent campaigning work happening across the world. With 14 countries now endorsing the call for a Treaty and the groundswell of organisations and movements joining the campaign, 2025 is set to be a year for deepening our work with partners to ensure more countries endorse and back a Treaty.
Join us for a breakfast strategy meeting with allies and partners and strategise how we can leverage further support for a Treaty in 2025. This is also an excellent opportunity for networking and meeting allies and we look forward to exchanging ideas and strategies for a successful 2025.
Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Drinks Reception
Join us for a convivial moment with friends and allies to unwind during the hectic weeks of COP29. We will be offering drinks and light snacks in a relaxed atmosphere where you can network and exchange with supporters of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty from across the globe.
Press Conference: Launch of briefing papers on finance and just transition
Live from Baku we will hold a panel discussion featuring the authors of the two briefing papers on debt and finance that we are launching for COP29:
“Urgent action to address energy access, debt and climate finance in the Caribbean region”
“If it's not Global it's not Just: How a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty can accelerate finance for a global just transition.”
Second Ministerial Meeting of the nation-states forming the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative
This meeting will provide Ministers from endorsing countries with a progress update and receive guidance and decisions on: (a) the landscape of just transition financing proposals and mechanisms that could be included in a fossil fuel treaty (b) a work plan, including the support needs to grow the bloc of endorsing countries and better leverage the diplomatic capital of endorsing nations (c) ongoing work on the legal pathways for a fossil fuel treaty (d) efficient and effective coordination of our Initiative. The meeting is by invitation only and for government representatives.
The push for a financed transition out of fossil fuels: Why we are banking on a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Building on the country endorsements for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and in connection with the Bridgetown Initiative we will host a side event at COP29 exploring how public and private finance can be mobilised and reformed to support the transition away from fossil fuels, and to strengthen the development of Just Transition pathways in endorsing countries.
Hosted by Tom Boyle, Head of Global Partnerships, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Speakers include:
Endorsing Country Minister, Representative of a Treaty-endorsing country
Martin Rohner, CEO, Global Alliance for Banking on Values
Avinash Persaud, Special Advisor (TBC), Inter-American Development Bank
Dr. Amiera Sawas, Head of Policy & Research, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Representative of Science Community, International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
Expectations for COP29 and the road to COP30
The opening of the WWF Pavilion will feature a conversation on key outcomes for COP29 and how to pave the way for COP30, featuring Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, WWF Global Lead for Climate Change, Liliam Chagas, Brazil Deputy Head of Delegation, Rachel Kyte, UK Special Representative for Climate, and Tzeporah Berman, Chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative.
Second Senior Officials Meeting of the nation-states forming the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative
This preparatory meeting with Senior Official, ahead of the second Ministerial Meeting (14th Nov) will discuss and receive guidance from Senior Officials on: (a) the landscape of just transition financing proposals and mechanisms that could be included in a fossil fuel treaty (b) a work plan, including the support needs to grow the bloc of endorsing countries and better leverage their diplomatic capital (c) ongoing work on the legal pathways for a fossil fuel treaty (d) efficient and effective coordination of our Initiative
Phase out fossil fuels to make peace with nature
In 2022, Vanuatu became the first nation-state to call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN General Assembly, followed by Tuvalu at COP27. By 2024, 14 more nations have joined the call, supported by a wide range of actors, including the WHO, indigenous nations, cities like London and Paris, and various activists and leaders. Colombia, part of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA), is now leading the fight against fossil fuels, directly linking climate action with biodiversity protection. At COP16, Colombia’s theme of "Peace with Nature" opens a new front in eliminating fossil fuels to protect biodiversity.
Together with government representatives from Colombia and the Pacific region, indigenous leaders, academics, and civil society organizations, we will seek to reveal the relationships between the exploitation of fossil fuels as a threat to life, in the context that we proposes the COP of the urgency of making “Peace with Nature”. The dialogue will seek to highlight the effects of fossil extraction on biodiversity and life in general, which oppose the collective actions around social and environmental justice sought from different territories. Proposals such as the planned exit from fossil dependence of the Colombian government and its public support for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, that of African organizations around leaving fossils buried in the Niger Delta, the protection of nature through of regenerative food practices, and indigenous paths that build ancestral futures, show us the possible paths towards the preservation of life in peace with nature.
The event will be in English and Spanish with live interpretation available.
Speakers:
Carlos Mauricio Herrera (Director of Conservation & Governance, WWF Colombia)
Toya Manchineri (General Coordinator of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon, COIAB and President of Manxinerune Tsihi Pukte Hajene, MATPHA)
Wanjira Mathai (Managing Director for Africa at the World Resource Institute)
Ómar Masera (Nobel Peace Prize laureate and co-coordinator of CONAHCYT's National Strategic Programme on Energy and Climate Change)
Kumi Naidoo (President of the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty Initiative)
Tatiana Roa (Vice-Minister of Environment, Colombia)
Ralph Regenvanu (Vanuatu's Special Envoy for Climate Change and Environment)
Sandra Rátiva Gaona (Moderator - Advisor to the Deputy Minister for the Environment (Planning and Land Use)
RSVP: No registration is required but you need to have “Blue Zone” accreditation.
Fossil Free Amazon Assembly
Tomando en cuenta las experiencias de resistencia de pueblos, nacionalidades y organizaciones indígenas frente al extractivismo de petróleo y gas, visibilizadas a través de varios espacios de diálogo realizados desde 2023 en el marco de la cumbre de presidentes por la Amazonía, se ha iniciado un proceso de construcción colectiva de una propuesta política que recoja demandas y propuestas que partan desde los pueblos indígenas con el objetivo de declarar a la Amazonía un territorio Libre de Combustibles Fósiles, desde por y para los territorios. La primera asamblea tuvo lugar en Bolivia en el FOSPA, y la segunda en Ecuador durante la Cumbre Internacional por el Yasuní. En Cali el 28 de octubre se llevará a cabo la tercera asamblea!
An Afternoon to strengthen south-south ties in the face of fossil and cultural extractivism
La comunidad de Llano Verde compartirá su historia de resistencia y re-existencia a través de murales, y para abrir un debate sobre cómo las áreas con mayor biodiversidad y riqueza cultural están amenazadas por el extractivismo. Proteger esta diversidad biocultural es clave para nuestra supervivencia. Es hora de unir estas regiones y construir una resistencia global más fuerte contra el extractivismo.
Rhythm and re-existence: down with fossil fuels, up with life!
¡Prepárate para una noche llena de energía y música afrocolombiana! Comenzamos a las 8pm con una conversa Vichera, a las 10pm con una clase y show de salsa. A medianoche, el escenario se enciende con Heryb Bonilla y La Calle Manigua quienes mezclan ritmos tropicales y afrocaribeños y ganadores del Petronio 2023, y cerramos bailando hasta las 3am con los mejores beats de DJ Prieto. Paralelamente habrá un mercado prieto de 9pm a media noche!
Press Conference and Report Launch
Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative press conference and report launch, hosted by government leaders leading the initiative from Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Fiji.
Life under the Fossil Fuel Threat
La extracción de petróleo, gas y carbón amenaza la continuidad de la vida en el planeta poniendo en riesgo la naturaleza, el clima, nuestras culturas. Salir de los fósiles es poner la vida en el centro.
Strengthening our south-south ties: Biocultural diversity in the fight against fossil extractivism in the Global South
Las zonas más biodiversas del planeta son también las más diversas culturalmente, esta diversidad biocultural debe ser cuidada y salvaguardada pues nuestra existencia como humanidad está ligada a la salud de estos lugares megadiversos. Explicitar esta correlación es crucial para profundizar la conversación en estos espacios donde se habla de la biodiversidad de fauna y flora, y se deja de lado la diversidad cultural y el trabajo de las comunidades. Asimismo, es clave fortalecer los lazos entre las regiones más biodiversas y asimismo más saqueadas por la industria de los combustibles fósiles, que es responsable de la mayor cantidad de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, para así crear una red de resistencia y acción más sólida y organizada frente al extractivismo que vemos acrecentado más y más. De esta forma abordaremos cómo se han ido desarrollando las iniciativas de ‘zonas de no proliferación o libres de extractivismos y combustibles fósiles’ tanto en Latinoamérica como en África.
Fossil Fuel Phase Out Fest 2024
Join us as we close out New York Climate Week with an electrifying party hosted by the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. Embrace the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era with music, dancing, and unforgettable vibes. Let's celebrate the growing momentum for a Fossil Fuel Treaty and inspire hope for a sustainable future. Be part of the change and party with purpose!
Healthy Cities for a Fossil Free Future
On the morning of Thursday September 26 2024, we are hosting an event in partnership with the WHO that will convene leading health experts, Mayors, and local government representatives on the questions of sustainable cities, health, and fossil fuels to bridge these three critical topics.
Globally, cities account for around 75% of energy consumption and 70% of greenhouse gas emissions. Air pollution is responsible for 1 in 9 deaths worldwide. Health stakeholders and city leaders are acutely aware of this, however it is important that they join forces to discuss the root cause of the climate crisis, Fossil Fuels. Join this important conversation that will explore how to unlock urban health, resilience, and equity through local action and advocacy for a global just transition.
SYMBIOFUTURES by Symbiocene
A world-building event with food, drinks, and a place to make new friends.
Join a briefing on how communicators can help amplify the call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty at this world-building event run by Symbiocene with food, drinks, and a space to make new climate friends.
Design can make another world possible. Join us at SYMBIOFUTURES, an opportunity to dive into adaptive intelligence, AI, and more than human thinking as design tools for a world in transition.
AGENDA
Doors Open 6 PM
Panel Starts 7–7:45 PM
Networking 7:45–9 PM
Speakers: Aditi Mayer, Isabelle Boemeke, Kalpana Arias, Isaias Hernandez, and more TBA with a special talk from Tori Tsui of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
What To Expect
💬 A place to make new friends + connect with leaders across movements.
🌎 Learn how to engage in climate solutions and new subjects
🍎 Bites & Drinks provided
Co-Founded by Isaias Hernandez (Queer Brown Vegan) + Kalpana Arias (Nowadays On Earth)
Safe Cities Presents: Climate Week Happy Hour
Safe Cities Presents: Climate Week Happy Hour
Come join us for a fun evening at The Half Pint as we celebrate how cities are halting the spread of fossil fuels over drinks and snacks. RSVP now to secure your spot. Space is limited.
You'll hear from Safe Cities, Neighbors United, and the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty teams about their campaigns to drive cities forward in the clean energy transition and preventing fossil fuel expansion. This brief panel presentation will leave you with key learnings you can apply to your work right away!
Speakers:
SAFE Cities will speak to the growing momentum behind, and challenges facing, the building electrification movement in the wake of the Berkeley decision at the beginning of this year. They will also touch on the importance of local action and how individual city level policies can lead to regional, and even state/province-wide shifts in addressing the threats fossil fuels pose to climate and health. SAFE Cities works with local activists, elected officials, and staff across North America to pass policies that phase out fossil fuels and fast track clean energy.
Neighbors United Executive Director, Montana Burgess, will share lessons learned from her team's suburban deep canvassing campaign for all-electric new buildings, as well as emerging lessons from deep canvassing partnerships in midwest states to build support from small town residents for clean energy projects. Montana's team pioneered deep canvassing in climate, energy, and biodiversity in small, rural and suburban communities with the guidance of New Conversation Initiative.
The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty North America campaigns lead, Rachel Ruback, will give a status update on this fast growing initiative to create a breakthrough on the just transition from fossil fuels through a justice-centered international coalition that bridges governments, civil society partners and thought-leaders. Rachel will outline why campaigns to secure endorsements at the subnational level are crucial to help kick start international negotiations, share case studies on how local action on the Treaty can lead to concrete policy changes, and provide strategies for how attendees can call on their own governments to endorse.
Venue is wheelchair accessible and located close to transit.
Women on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Ending the Era of Fossil Fuels and Implementing Solutions
Please join us at this event hosted by our partners at the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)
On September 25th, join us at the UN Church Center for a powerful forum organized by the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN). Hear from influential women leaders like Federal Deputy Celia Xakriaba, Casey Camp-Horinek, Jacqui Patterson, and others on the frontlines of the climate crisis as they discuss ending the era of fossil fuels and implementing solutions for a Just Transition.
This is an in-person during Climate Week in New York City for an inspiring and strategic WECAN forum, “Women on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Ending the Era of Fossil Fuels and Implementing Solutions.”
During this in-person forum, women leaders in all their diversity will come together to share comprehensive and intersectional approaches and strategies to stop fossil fuel extraction, accelerate community-led climate solutions, and lead a Just Transition grounded in a climate justice framework. Critical topics include fossil fuel resistance; food sovereignty; forest protection; gender-responsive climate policies; Indigenous and human rights; Rights of Nature; strategic preparations for COP29 and COP30; uplifting care economies; community-led solutions; and transformative policies for our collective future. Women are leading the way!
Confirmed speakers, with more to be announced soon:
Federal Deputy Célia Xakriabá (Xakriabá), Member of the Brazil Chamber of Deputies from Minas Gerais State, and Co-founder of The National Association of Indigenous Ancestral Women Warriors (ANMIGA)
Casey Camp Horinek (Ponca Nation), Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador and WECAN Board Member and Project Coordinator
Jacqui Patterson, Founder and Executive Director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, 2024 TIME Women of the Year, Earth Award recipient
Secretary Puyr Tembé (Tembé), the first Secretary of Indigenous Peoples of the State of Pará in Brazil, and Co-founder of The National Association of Indigenous Ancestral Women Warriors (ANMIGA)
Roishetta Ozane, Founder of Vessel Project of Louisiana and Gulf Fossil Finance Coordinator for the Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund
Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation), Executive Director of Indigenous Climate Action
Tzeporah Berman, Chair, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
With moderation and comments by Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)
Stop Fossil Fuels from Fuelling Conflict: Why a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is an essential climate tool for peace
Join us for an insightful webinar as we delve into groundbreaking research by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) on the intersection of fossil fuels, conflict, and peace. The webinar will present a compelling paper exploring how fossil fuel dependencies exacerbate conflicts and why the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is a crucial tool for promoting global peace and addressing climate change. The discussion will highlight how resource-rich nations’ extraction activities often lead to social tensions and conflicts in marginalized communities, amplifying the need for effective climate policies to advance peace and security.
Toward a Fossil Fuel Treaty: Building a Community for Change
Join us for a strategy workshop to network, collaborate, and refine our approaches to advancing the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Fossil Fuel Treaty @ Climate Week: The Hub Live
Join Tzeporah Berman, Chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative at The Hub Live during Climate Week to hear more about the need for greater international cooperation to manage a just transition away from coal, oil and gas – the primary cause of the climate crisis.
In-person attendance is invite-only, but will be livestreamed for all (details coming soon)
Private Media Briefing on the need for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Fossil fuels are one of the greatest threats of our time. They undermine all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from fueling conflicts globally to compromising health, security, and livelihoods. Governments must face them as the cross-cutting issue they are and address them in multiple multilateral forums. The upcoming UN General Assembly and the Summit of the Future in NYC will be crucial opportunities to test if the commitment made at COP28 to “transition away from fossil fuels” is genuine and here to stay.
How does the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty feed into these processes? We have the opportunity to chart a new course – but this requires a bold and courageous global response. We need a binding agreement to halt the expansion of oil, gas and coal, and commit to a just and equitable transition to clean, renewable energy for all. The proposed Treaty is the global plan to help the world transition away from fossil fuels fast and fairly, and ensure we meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Join us for a Media Briefing with government representatives, climate justice advocates and movement leaders to get to know more about the initiative!
Speakers:
Susana Muhamad, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and Environment
Dr. Maria Neira, Director of the World Health Organization
Kumi Naidoo, South African human rights and climate justice advocate
Rebecca Solnit, American author, historian, and activist
Tzeporah Berman, Chair and Founder of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (Moderator)
End of the Fossil Fuel Era Rights of Nature Tribunal
The International Rights of Nature Tribunal will convene at Climate Week in New York to address the global challenges posed by the fossil fuel industry. This session aims to amplify the Rights of Nature as a crucial tool in defending life on Earth - featuring testimony from frontline community representatives and expert panels, the Tribunal will scrutinize the fossil fuel industry's impacts on biodiversity and BIPOC communities, and advocate for a just and clean transition by keeping fossil fuels in the ground. Join us in this pivotal moment as we pave the way toward COP30 in Brazil.
Interfaith Climate Procession Nairobi
Saturday, 21 September is the Global Day of the FFNPT Action. We shall come together from different Faith, groups and Institutions, to raise a prophetic voice , calling our leaders to endorse the treaty. On this day we shall all gather at Kenya Wildlife Service HQ Langata road at 8:00 am and march to The Catholic University of Eastern Africa Missio Hall to conclude with a Climate Concert. Be punctual, carry your reusable bottle , water , lunch and T-shirt will be provided. If you are an artist and wish to perform send a WhatsApp message to 0700576154.
Hope for Creation: Dialogue for a Fossil Fuel-Free Future in the Philippines
This event aims to ignite transformative dialogue among various stakeholders in the Philippines. Guided by the Season of Creation theme “To Hope and Act with Creation,” it is dedicated to fostering dialogue aimed at accelerating the transition towards a fossil fuel-free future and endorsing the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Led by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Caritas Philippines, the Laudato Si' Movement, and Laudato Si' Movement Pilipinas, this event seeks to unite policymakers, community leaders, faith communities, civil society organizations, and other key actors in this crucial conversation.
Together, we will explore pathways to a fossil fuel-free future, engaging in meaningful dialogue to advance this mission and contribute to the collective effort of caring for our common home.
Global Week of Action for Climate Finance and a Fossil-Free Future!
CALL TO ACTION: September 13 to 20
The coming months offer crucial opportunities for a radical transformation in our social, economic, and political systems. The Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels and the #PayUp Climate Finance Campaign are joining forces this September 13 to 20 to hold the Global Week of Action for Climate Finance and a Fossil-Free Future! Together let us raise our voices to demand Global North governments to stop making empty promises, cease pandering to corporations to perpetuate fossil fuels. They must meet their climate finance obligations in full. They must take on their full fair share of domestic and international actions to ensure a fast, fair, feminist and funded fossil fuel phase-out.
The Global Week of Action will include a series of on and offline mobilisations starting with the #EndFossilFuels Action on September 13 and concluding with the #PayUp for Climate Finance Action on September 20.
On September 13, we aim to start the week of action with our call to #EndFossilFuels #FastFairForever and demand world leaders to fulfill their obligations towards building a fossil fuel-free world. We urge groups and organizations to hold peaceful protest actions that will expose the harms that the fossil fuel industry is doing to our communities and ecosystems, and hold governments, corporations and financial institutions accountable for the damages and injustices they inflict upon our communities.
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Past Events
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2024 Event Highlights
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COP29
COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan follows the historic COP28 agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, confirmed in September this year in the Pact for the Future. Expectations on all governments at this year’s negotiations is to not only uphold this commitment but also advance it with a concrete, actionable plan for the transition in order to address the root cause of the climate crisis - fossil fuels. The outcomes of COP29 are a betrayal of the urgent needs of both people and the planet. Climate justice movements and civil society have unequivocally rejected these measures, exposing the alarming inadequacy of the global response to the escalating climate crisis.
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
s leaders of 56 nations gather in Apia, Samoa, for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), a new report titled "Uncommon Wealth: Fossil Fuel Expansion in the Commonwealth Dominated by Three Wealthy Countries" reveals the stark imbalance in fossil fuel extraction across the Commonwealth, highlighting the dominance of three wealthy nations—Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom—in driving fossil fuel expansion and emissions. The report, prepared by the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative with data from the Global Registry of Fossil Fuels, shows that despite representing only 6% of the Commonwealth’s population, Australia, Canada, and the UK are responsible for over 60% of emissions.
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New York Climate Week
The 79th United Nations General Assembly concluded with a growing global consensus on the urgent need to phase out fossil fuels. More than 40 countries echoed the new Pact for the Future, calling for a transition away from oil, gas, and coal production as the new baseline to protect humanity from the worsening climate crisis, air pollution, and conflict. While the increasing acknowledgment of the need to transition from fossil fuels at the heart of international diplomacy represents progress, there remains no action plan for how the world can enact a global, fair and equitable transition. This strengthens the case for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty—the bold, international plan required to rapidly and equitably transition from the devastation wrought by fossil fuels.
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CBD COP16
COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity was hosted by Colombia in Cali. By excluding the elimination of fossil extraction from the final text of the negotiations, the event fails to confront one of the greatest threats to biodiversity and climate: the extraction and flaring of oil, gas and coal. Despite efforts by Colombia, together with Fiji and other Pacific islands, as well as indigenous peoples and civil society organisations, to connect the climate and biodiversity crises and include fossil fuels in the final text, all mention of oil, gas and coal extraction was removed, severely compromising the future of nature and humanity.
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Yasuní Summit
The clear victory of Yasuní represents a significant milestone on the road to leaving fossil fuels in the ground. It is a hopeful example of citizen mobilization that reinforces both the possibility and the need for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. During the closing ceremony of the just concluded International Yasuní Summit, the Waorani Nation of Ecuador (NAWE) announced its formal adherence to the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. The inhabitants of one of the world's most diverse socio-ecosystems become the tenth indigenous nation to support this proposal for a new legal mechanism to allow a fair exit from oil, gas and coal production.
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SIDS4
The United Nations 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) culminated with the adoption of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS), which included a call for a "just, inclusive, and equitable" energy transition—strengthening the case for a global Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.On Sunday (26th), the day before the opening of SIDS4, Ministers and senior officials of the nations endorsing the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative met to discuss key concerns and goals of the coalition. The meeting was hosted by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, the first Caribbean country to endorse the Treaty, in collaboration with the Governments of Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The resulting statement outlined their vision for a new international treaty to manage the global transition away from fossil fuels.
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Shifting Power Documentary Screening
Shifting Power is a Don’t Gas Africa documentary, produced and directed by ReWild Africa, that provides a cinematic journey into the lives of African communities, whose existences and futures are being reshaped by the fossil fuel boom and the territorial resistance of these communities for alternative and just futures. On Africa Day, May 25, Don’t Gas Africa, Fridays For Future Africa, Fridays For Future Kenya, and the Fossil Fuel Treaty initiative, will host 12 screenings of the documentary across the whole continent of Africa including, Nigeria, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Botswana, Cameroon, Zambia, and Tanzania.
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Miami Climate Week
At Miami Climate Week, in a powerful display of regional solidarity and climate leadership, the capitals of two Caribbean nations, Kingston (Jamaica), and Castries (Saint Lucia), have joined Belmopán (Belize) in formally calling on nation-states to negotiate a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a bold proposal aiming to phase out oil, gas and coal, the substances responsible for 86% emissions in the last decade. By deciding to be part of an international movement of more than 100 cities advocating for a Fossil Fuel Treaty, Kingston and Castries affirm their dedication to combatting escalating climate impacts.
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Season of Creation
The Season of Creation, an annual Christian celebration to pray and respond together to the cry of Creation, begins on 1 September on the Feast of Creation, and ends 4 October, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology beloved by many Christian denominations. February marks the “preparation” stage for the Season of Creation, a key moment for followers to underscore their commitment to the call to care for our common home. Faith institutions around the world, including Islamic Relief Worldwide, World Council of Churches, and Soka Gakkai International, are making the moral case for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, building momentum around the campaign.
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The Naiuli Declaration
Pacific civil society organisations, joined by faith, youth, and indigenous communities, have launched The Naiuli Declaration for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Naiuli Declaration marks a significant milestone in the global movement for climate as the first declaration of support for the treaty from a region’s civil society organisations. It was presented to Hon. Lenora Qereqeretabua, Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Fiji, receiving it as a representative of the 12 Governments who are calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty from the youngest representatives of Pacific climate groups gathered for the Pacific Strategy Retreat.
2023 Event Highlights
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Pacific Loss & Damages Dialogue
Pacific Island governments committed to create a “Fossil Fuel Free Pacific” and called for all countries to join them in managing a global, equitable, and unqualified phase out of coal, oil and gas. At the close of the three-day meeting in Samoa, Ministers and officials from a block of six Pacific countries – Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Tonga, Fiji, Niue, and the Solomon Islands – agreed on an outcome resolution, named the “Port Vila Call for a Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific” that calls for action from Pacific and global leaders.
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COP28
COP28 hosted by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December was historic, and yet was not sufficient to keep 1.5 alive. As a result, a growing bloc of nation- states joined forces at COP28 to seek a negotiating mandate for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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New York Climate Week
Climate Week NYC is a yearly event in September in New York City. Climate Week occurs alongside the United Nations General Assembly. In 2023, the clear focus of this NYC Climate Week was the call for the phase out of fossil fuels. By partnering with Climate Group, the lead organization behind New York Climate Week, and Global Citizen, the organizers of the Global Citizen Festival, the Fossil Fuel Treaty became a prominent demand at both major events.
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Youth Climate Camp
The 2023 Youth Climate Justice Camp took place in Lebanon from August 28th to September 2nd. The camp will be an opportunity to build relationships and networks; share stories and lessons learnt from the field; learn new skills through workshops and trainings, and collaborate on opportunities for creative mobilization.
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EU Council speed up for climate, nature, and a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
On 23 March, together with Rise For Climate, European NGOs, scientists and youth organisations, we were in front of the European Council of Heads of State in Brussels to push the 27 to adopt a Non-Proliferation Treaty on Fossil Fuels, an international initiative that aims to phase out oil, gas and coal production and promote a just transition.
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SB58 at Bonn
SB58 took place at the World Conference Center in Bonn Germany in June of 2023. This conference built upon the past COP27 hosted by Egypt. At Bonn, the Fossil Fuel Treaty alongside many CSOs, Governments, Businesses, and Activists hosted a number of events ranging from Climate and Human Rights Events and an Action to End Fossil Fuels.
2022 Event Highlights
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Stockholm +50
For the first time an official UN conference, the Stockholm+50 conference has recognised the need to phase out all fossil fuels - oil, gas and coal - and the need for financial and technical support for a just transition for fossil fuel dependent countries as read out in the final plenary. There were calls from the floor calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and strong calls to end the expansion of fossil fuels
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COP27
For the 27th time, the UN climate talks have failed to directly address the biggest driver of the climate crisis: the production of gas, oil and coal. While the agreement to establish a loss and damage fund represents immense progress for vulnerable nations who have been calling for finance to address the impacts of climate change for many years, this win is bittersweet. The failure to address the root cause of loss and damage through agreeing to phase out oil, gas and coal will mean more loss and damage in future.
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New York Climate Week
During the 2022 New York Climate Week, it was made clear that phasing out fossil fuel production, and fast-tracking progress towards safer and more cost-effective alternatives, will require unprecedented international cooperation. The Fossil Fuel Treaty hosted an international panel of experts discuss opportunities for growing momentum for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and how you can get involved to amplify and support the movement.
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Cities For a Fossil Fuel Treaty Workshop Series: Fossil Free Mobility For Your City
Following Treaty endorsements, cities can prioritise electric and active transport models as key elements of urban mobility. This session focuses on hearing from leading transport voices around the world who are expanding transport electrification and putting active and sustainable mobility at the core of their cities.
2021 Event Highlights
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Parliamentarians Call for a Fossil Fuel Free Future
Parliamentarians from the Global South initiated a Parliamentarians’ Call for a Fossil Fuel Free Future and are inviting their colleagues from all over the world to join them. The initiative, released at COP26 in Glasgow, was already supported by more than 150 nationally-elected legislators from more than 30 countries around the world. The initiators of the call are Members of Parliament from Bangladesh, Colombia, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Kiribati, Palau, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa and Timor Leste.
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COP26
Negotiators at COP26 laid down their pens and the UK Presidency claimed victory for a successful event despite failing to address directly the elephant in the room, the biggest source of emissions - oil, gas and coal. The meeting was significant in that it marked extended public (and behind closed doors) debate on coal, oil, and gas phase out at a United Nations climate meeting. However, the fossil fuel industry, which had the largest delegation in attendance, wielded its influence, resulting in the last-minute addition of loopholes large enough to drive a coal train through.
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New York Climate Week
At the 2021 New York Climate Week, the Treaty was set to discuss the truth that there are a number of international agreements to tackle climate, but there is currently no international mechanism in place to limit fossil fuel expansion. To address the elephant in the room, the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty discussed wins from the past year and the biggest tasks left to tackle ahead of COP26 and beyond.
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Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice
In the context of diverse peoples' movements continuing to organize and rise-up in advance of the UN Climate Talks in Glasgow and other international gatherings over the next critical years, the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International is organizing the ‘Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Solutions from the Frontlines and the Protection and Defense of Human Rights and Nature’, a free, gender-diverse, public forum. The Assembly will call for urgent action within a climate justice framework and produce an online collection of actions, policy frameworks, and solutions presented at the Assembly to be delivered to global governments, financial institutions and media outlets.
2020 Event Highlights
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Briefing on the Paris Anniversary & Fossil Fuels
As the 5th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement approached in December 2020, Indigenous, government, civil society, youth and academic leaders joined a press briefing outlining the importance of the issue of fossil fuels to international climate action and steps that can be taken to address their production and proliferation.
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New York Climate Week
During the 2020 New York Climate Week, the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty hosted numerous events where climate experts and activists spoke out for the need for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to manage the decline of coal, oil and gas globally. There was an emphasis on why international cooperation is critical to an equitable global energy transition and how to manage a just transition.
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