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Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

Tuesday April 23

Anglican Consultative Council signs Faith Leaders' Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

On World Environment Day, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Anthony Poggo, joined a growing chorus of faith leaders, Indigenous peoples, civil society leaders, youth, cities, lawmakers, academics and scientists calling for a global treaty to phase out fossil fuels and support a just transition powered by clean energy and a sustainable future for all

Young people from the Republic of Kiribati

Senior faith leaders call on Albanese to increase ambition on climate

One hundred religious and First Nations leaders from across Australia and the Pacific are urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to take effective climate action by stopping all new coal and gas projects and ending public subsidies to the fossil fuel sector

"By the beginning of 2022 more than 300 scarves had been knitted, which is enough to gift one to every Federal Member of Parliament and Senator!" (Justice Unit's Peter Branjerdporn, October 2022)

Climate scarves, teal independents and proposed treaty

“My friend knitted 100 colourful stripes representing temperatures from the past 100 years – the blue hues represent the years when the Earth was relatively cool; the cream and yellow indicate the years things got a bit warmer; and, the reds represent the years that became very hot,” says the Justice Unit’s Peter Branjerdporn