International Coalition Joins Push for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty: ‘We Cannot Protect Nature While Expanding Fossil Fuels’ - Inside Climate News

International Coalition Pushes for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

An international coalition of over 1,400 governmental and civil conservation organizations is calling for increased efforts to curb fossil fuel extraction and work towards a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature adopted Motion 42, which explicitly calls fossil fuel production a threat to nature, and urges member groups to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.

We cannot protect nature while expanding fossil fuels

The coalition's push for a treaty aims to address the threat of fossil fuel production to the environment.

Author's summary: Coalition seeks treaty to curb fossil fuel extraction.

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