Eight island nations - Tuvalu and Vanuatu, alongside Antigua and Barbuda, Fiji, Niue, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, and Tonga - are spearheading the call for a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels. They are calling for a new multilateral instrument to complement the Paris Agreement that would govern the supply of fossil fuels – a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Small island developing states (SIDS) have long called on the global community for greater climate ambition. Major step-changes in international climate policy have often been spearheaded by Small Island States – from securing a 1.5ºC limit in the Paris Agreement, to pushing for the International Court of Justice to issue an Advisory Opinion on climate change.
It is in this spirit that eight island nations are calling for greater multilateral cooperation on a global just transition from fossil fuels. The proposed Fossil Fuel Treaty will enable countries to come to the negotiating table to decide the rules and frameworks that will govern the just transition from fossil fuels - with equity and the 1.5ºC temperature goal at its core.
This event, to be held at the COP28 AOSIS Pavilion, will provide an opportunity to showcase the ongoing leadership and power of Small Island Developing States in the fight for climate justice, and provide a platform to encourage other nations to join the Fossil Fuel Treaty initiative tackling the root cause of the climate crisis.
Speakers Include:
Government Speakers To Be Announced
Brianna Fruean, Youth climate justice activist, Samoa
Dr. Deborah Ley, Chief, Energy and Natural Resources, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean; IPCC Lead Author
Nikki Reisch, Director Climate and Energy Programme, Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
Mr. Kalain Hosein (Moderator) Journalist and Weather Anchor, Trinidad and Tobago
Find us at: AOSIS Pavilion | B2 | Building 14
