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  • Freetown joins 120 cities in calling for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    10 December 2024

  • Report finds G20 reserves could blow 2ºC carbon budget despite wealthiest nations being ready to transition

    6 December 2024

  • Critical Treaty to address the global plastics crisis goes into overtime, as countries split on addressing the root cause

    2 December 2024

  • Hope Remains for Newly Elected Irish T.D.s to Lead Ireland Towards a Fossil-Free Future

    2 December 2024

  • Open letter from over 100 artists, scientists and climate champions calls for global plan to phase out fossil fuels amid bumpy COP29 talks on finance goal

    22 November 2024

  • G20 communiqué fails to deliver strong commitment on fossil fuel phase-out and climate finance

    19 November 2024

  • Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) Becomes First Financial Network to Endorse Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at COP29

    14 November 2024

  • 'Fossil fuels are a highway to hell, not a gift of God' - civil society and faith leaders react to COP29 President

    12 November 2024

  • In the face of the escalating violence in Gaza, we reinforce our call for justice and international cooperation for peace, including an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and arms embargo

    17 October 2024

  • UN General Assembly closes with growing consensus on fossil fuel phase out imperative

    30 September 2024

  • Federated States of Micronesia becomes the 14th nation-state to endorse the Fossil Fuel Treaty proposal at the UN General Assembly

    26 September 2024

  • Philadelphia Becomes the Latest Major US City to Join the Call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    26 September 2024

  • Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon endorses Fossil Fuel Treaty at New York Climate Week

    25 September 2025

  • Kumi Naidoo appointed President of Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, set to help lead global movement to phase out fossil fuels

    23 September 2024

  • UN Pact cements need to 'transition away from fossil fuels', but longstanding 'tug of war' strengthens case for a new Treaty

    22 September 2024

  • Interfaith leaders urge Kenya to back a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    20 September 2024

  • Ireland's youth urges government to step up as global climate leader by endorsing call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    20 September 2024

  • UNISON, largest trade union in the UK, joins campaign for new Treaty to achieve speedier green transition

    11 September 2024

  • From the Yasuní International Summit, Waorani Nation joins the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

    30 August 2024

  • Latest UN Pact commits to ‘transition away from fossil fuels’ after calls from Nobel laureates, civil society and leading governments

    29 August 2024

  • Lilongwe becomes the first African capital to call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty Item

    20 August 2024

    Breaking News, Africa, 2024, Cities

  • “Gravely concerned”: 77 world leaders and Nobel laureates sound alarm on UN Summit not mentioning fossil fuels

    13 August 2024

    International Cooperation, Breaking News, 2024

  • Global wave of peaceful actions call on governments to negotiate a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

    24 July 2024

    Europe, 2024

  • Copenhagen formally calls for negotiation of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

    26 June 2024

    Cities, Breaking News, Europe, 2024

  • XI FOSPA concludes with momentum for a Fossil Fuel Free Amazon

    20 June 2024

    International Cooperation, Amazon, 2024

  • G7 fails to commit to financing the global transition away from fossil fuels, following COP28’s decision

    14 June 2024

    Breaking News, International Cooperation, 2024

  • Tackling fossil fuels is an imperative for the new EU parliamentary majority

    10 June 2024

    Europe, International Cooperation, 2024

  • UN SIDS4 Outcome calls for a Just Transition, strengthening case for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    31 May 2024

    Caribbean, Pacific, International Cooperation, 2024

  • Republic of the Marshall Islands Endorses Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at UN SIDS4

    27 May 2024

    2024, Breaking News, Pacific

  • Newcastle, the world’s largest coal port, calls for a treaty to manage a fossil fuel phase out

    21 May 2024

    2024, Cities, Breaking News, Pacific

  • Capitals of two Caribbean nations join call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    24 April 2024

    Cities, Breaking News, Caribbean, 2024

  • New WMO report highlights impacts of a warming Asia and the need to address the root cause of the climate crisis

    23 April 2024

    Asia, 2024, Research

  • Seventeen banks from the Global Alliance for Banking on Values join global call for binding Treaty to end use of fossil fuels

    22 April 2024

    Breaking News, Civil Society, 2024

  • Climate Ministers meet in Denmark to set the course towards COP29

    22 March 2024

    International Cooperation, 2024

  • 2024

    Pacific Civil Society launches Naiuli Declaration for a Fossil Fuel Treaty at Global Citizen NOW Action Summit

    6 March 2024

    Pacific, Civil Society, 2024

  • Faith leaders mark Season of Creation with a call on followers to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty proposal

    7 February 2024

    Faith, Civil Society, 2024

  • Pacific Civil Society unveils Naiuli Declaration for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty amid growing global momentum

    23 February 2024

    Pacific, Civil Society, Breaking News, 2024

  • From Maine to Key West, local governments kick off 2024 by endorsing the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

    31 January 2024

    Cities, North America, Breaking News, 2024

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