Hi Pamela,
The past three years have been the hottest ever recorded, and we're dangerously close to breaching the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C limit.1 Trump might be doubling down on dirty fossil fuels in the U.S. – but worldwide, we're actually at a turning point for progress.
More than 80 countries are stepping up to develop a concrete roadmap to phase out coal, oil, and gas. This is exactly the progress we've been fighting for! Unsurprisingly, the U.S. is sitting this one out. But we have a chance to convince other countries' governments to back this roadmap ahead of a critical international meeting in Colombia in April.2 It's a key moment that could mark the beginning of the end for fossil fuels, while accelerating the solutions that will bring down our energy bills and protect our planet.
Countries including Canada, Japan, Indonesia, South Africa and Türkiye aren't part of the coalition yet – but they should be. The more governments that commit to a fossil fuel phase-out, the more it becomes the global norm rather than the exception.
We know what to do to tackle the climate crisis: replace fossil fuels with affordable renewable energy. And progress is already happening. Around the world, renewable power generation has overtaken coal.3 Now it's time to make sure fossil fuels are so doomed that even Trump won't be able to save them!
A broad coalition is coming together to call for a just transition – government officials, responsible businesses, workers and unions, community leaders, frontline and faith groups – and it shows that there's momentum both inside governments and far beyond them.
Add your name today and demand that more countries step up.
This effort does not replace the UN climate talks. But multilateral negotiations move slowly, and fossil fuel lobbyists work hard to stall progress. The good news? The political conversation is shifting: from debating whether the fossil fuel era must end, to planning how to end it.
Let's make it happen!
Onwards,
Katrina and everyone at 350.org
Sources
1. Ten Years Since the Paris Agreement: How Far We've Come and Where We Have To Go
2. Colombia Prepares for First Global Conference on Fossil Fuel Phaseout
3. Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
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