THE FOSSIL FUEL TREATY INITIATIVE: THE GLOBAL ROADMAP FOR THE JUST TRANSITION TO PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS

Building momentum to phase out fossil fuels: fair, fast and forever

The Fossil Fuel Treaty and our network are actively underway to develop a concrete, robust, binding plan to protect people and the planet from the multifaceted threats posed by oil, gas, and coal—from climate change and health crises to security and economic instability. 18 nations have already joined this initiative and are participating in discussions on negotiating a Fossil Fuel Treaty to complement the Paris Agreement. They are supported by a diverse global network that includes thousands of health professionals, youth activists, social justice advocates, and civil society leaders. This movement also includes Indigenous leaders, businesses, cities and subnational governments, and over a million individuals worldwide. 

A growing coalition of nations, subnational governments, and civil society

A growing bloc of countries are beginning to set the terms and timeline for negotiating a Fossil Fuel Treaty. They have been supported by the World Health Organization, the European Parliament and thousands of others. Who will join them? See who has signed on!

Join the global effort to accelerate a global just transition to phase out fossil fuels

  • Government of Colombia Announces First International Conferences for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels during UN General Assembly

    22 September 2025

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis becomes the 17th Nation-State participating in discussions on the Fossil Fuel Treaty

    19 June 2025

  • Mayor of Greater Manchester and Massive Attack endorse the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative

    5 June 2025

  • Athens joins the block of 130 local governments calling for a Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative

    21 January 2025

  • Freetown has become the second African capital to back the call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative

    10 December 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

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

    20 August 2024

  • Copenhagen formally calls for the negotiation of a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    26 June 2024

  • Tirana, the capital of Albania, becomes the first Balkan capital endorses the call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    11 June 2025

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

    27 May 2024

  • Capitals of two Caribbean nations, Kingston in Jamaica and Castries in Saint Lucia, join call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    24 April 2024

  • 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

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

    6 March 2024

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

    31 January 2024

  • Less than 24 hours after COP28 ends, Wellington becomes latest capital city to formally endorse Fossil Fuel Treaty proposal

    14 December 2023

  • Amid battles to phase out fossil fuels at COP28, Nauru shows leadership by becoming 12th nation-state to formally call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    11 December 2023

  • At COP28, Samoa becomes the 11th nation state to formally join the call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    4 December 2023

  • Colombia joins call for Fossil Fuel Treaty, strengthening international climate leadership as the 10th nation

    2 December 2023

  • Palau becomes 9th nation state to formally call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    1 December 2023

  • European Parliament calls for governments to develop a Fossil Fuel Treaty in formal COP28 position

    21 November 2023

  • Antigua and Barbuda and Timor-Leste join bloc of governments pushing for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    23 September 2023

  • California formally endorsed the call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty

    1 September 2023

  • Melanesian Governments endorse call for a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific

    25 August 2023

  • Block of Pacific countries spearhead global fossil fuel phase-out effort, call for Fossil Fuel Treaty negotiations

    17 March 2023

New and Groundbreaking Research

Briefing notes, reports, and research can help inform governments, cities and other decision-makers about the case for a Fossil Fuel Treaty.

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With your support, we can scale the campaign required to secure a negotiating mandate for a Fossil Fuel Treaty. 

With the help of hundreds of thousands of individuals just like you, the call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty has come so much further than we ever could have imagined, and now we have a clear political pathway toward securing a negotiating mandate for a new mechanism to manage a phase-out of coal, oil and gas. 

Thank you for helping us take the Treaty Initiative to the next level! With your support, we can scale the campaign required to secure a negotiating mandate for a Fossil Fuel Treaty. 

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