The group asks the banks to place an immediate prohibition on loans
for new fossil fuel projects and associated infrastructure, and for them to sell down stakes in coal and gas companies.
While the Green Party has always opposed the construction
of new fossil fuel projects such as the CPV power plant in Orange County, Hawkins said that the recent corruption conviction of Cuomo's former top aide required the state to rescind the permit for the plant.
The World Bank said coal was no cure for global poverty on Wednesday, rejecting a main industry argument for building
new fossil fuel projects in developing countries.
Each of these struggles are battles for environmental justice at a global level too — we can not meet the Paris Agreement, and keep the climate under the 1.5 °C, whilst
building new fossil fuel projects.
It is time to embrace climate leadership that says «no» to approving and
financing new fossil fuel projects, and demand that the wealthy fossil fuel producers who have committed to action, begin an equitable and just managed transition off of oil, gas, and coal production.»
This expansion in US coal exports could release more carbon pollution than any
other new fossil fuel project in the United States, according to a new report Greenpeace released today.
Movements will do our part by
stopping new fossil fuel projects, ending dirty finance, and getting as many towns, cities, and regions as possible to commit to 100 % renewable energy for all.»
Think of how such a big - picture approach to federal decisions could be applied vis - a-vis the relentless pressure today to step up U.S. permitting
of new fossil fuel projects.
It can send a powerful message, if town after town, city after city, around the world issues a ban
on new fossil fuel projects — even if largely symbolic.
What: Activists will greet Gov. Brown with banners outside his scheduled appearance at the National Press Club to demand an end to
new fossil fuel projects in California and a plan to phase out the state's dirty fuel extraction.
A first mobilisation step might be to ban
all new fossil fuel projects and ban logging of native forests.
If you share a fundamental moral outrage over this absurdity, join us this summer and beyond as we use organizing, NVDA, divestment campaigns, and transformative pilot projects to stop
new fossil fuel projects, shut down old ones, and build our future at the human scale, with human values, instead.
«More than 80 leading economists from 20 countries have signed a Declaration on Climate Finance urging for an immediate end to investment in
new fossil fuel projects and a dramatic increase in renewable energy investment.»
We're calling for a fast and just transition to a Fossil Free world Together, we're building a movement to stop
all new fossil fuel projects and fast forward a 100 % renewable energy transition that works for everyone
The demands, which we've been working to build even more support behind and that are getting noticed by economists, are «
no new fossil fuel projects» and «not a penny more in financing of oil, coal, and gas.»
That said, if there's truly no risk of
new fossil fuel projects being developed where you live, perhaps you're better off focusing your efforts on demanding 100 % renewable energy for all, ensuring local government or other institutions are divested from fossil fuels, or pursuing some of the other options outlined on this website.
The group is demanding an immediate halt to all shipments of fossil fuels through the Northwest and calling on Governor Inslee to reject permits for
all new fossil fuel projects in Washington, including proposed coal and oil terminals.
It can be a ban on
all new fossil fuel projects of any kind or it could focus on exploration, extraction, transportation, generation — or even the use of your local natural resources like water for use in fossil fuel projects.
Our ministers must do the same at the Warsaw conference, and not let the dirty coal lobbyists dressed up as Australian government officials get in the way of urgent, immediate, emission controls by developed countries and a ban on
new fossil fuel projects.»
Under NMBI legislation, there would be
no new fossil fuel project applications.
With achingly slow progress at the national and international levels, Fossil Free entered a new phase of the campaign from early 2018, expanding beyond divestment to embrace new demands, tactics and tools, and the goal of stopping
all new fossil fuel projects by 2020.
Having said all that, the Lofoten Declaration is an important document in that it raises the expectation that nations and states can, should, and hopefully will stop digging us into a deeper climate hole and will ban
all new fossil fuel projects.
We know what those commitments need to achieve: a fast, fair and just transition to 100 % renewable energy and an immediate end to
new fossil fuel projects.
Under NMBI legislation, there would be
no new fossil fuel project or native forest logging applications.
«The trains are still coming and
new fossil fuel projects are still being proposed; we're in the midst of a worldwide climate emergency and we're fighting back.»
They are pointing out to Sweden's Environment Minister and local politicians in Gothenburg that
a new fossil fuel project has no place in Sweden's plans to go fossil free.
Providing tens of billions of dollars every year to
new fossil fuel projects, including the exploration and production of new fossil fuels, will catapult the world's global warming past the 2 degree Celsius ceiling of the Paris Agreement.
Together, they're calling out the hypocrisy of continued institutional investments in
new fossil fuel projects.
As we mobilize to stop
new fossil fuel projects and demand 100 % renewable energy for all, we must stand in solidarity and take action across our movements.
«Now is the time say no to
new fossil fuel projects, move towards 100 - percent renewables and make polluters pay.
Fossil Free is a global campaign led by local groups demanding our local communities and institutions commit to: a fast and just transition to 100 % renewable energy for all;
no new fossil fuel projects anywhere; not a penny more for dirty energy.
Activists will greet Gov. Brown with banners outside his scheduled appearance at the National Press Club to demand an end to
new fossil fuel projects in California and a plan to phase out the state's dirty fuel extraction.
Greg and Marie support that kind of action through expanding the renewable energy sector and saying «no» to
new fossil fuel projects.
When do we need to start saying no to
new fossil fuel projects?