Join us on September 17 at 12 noon UTC/GMT for the public launch of the sign-on process for the Parliamentarians Call for a Fossil Fuel Free Future – an important new project initiated by 20 nationally-elected officials in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific calling for a global transition away from coal, oil, and gas.
Hear from the initiators of the Call speaking out on the urgency of working for Fossil Fuel Free World and find out more information about this important initiative.
The project, launching soon, will require support from individuals around the world, encouraging their own members of parliament to sign on to the Call in the lead up to COP26.
Speakers will include:
Loren Legarda, Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives of the Philippines
Hon. Charles Santiago, Member of Parliament, Malaysia
Hon. Saber Chowdhury, Member of Parliament, Bangladesh
Hon. Juanita Goebertus Estrada, Member of Parliament, Colombia
Hon. Frank Habineza, Member of Parliament, Rwanda
Hon. Stevenson Kuartei, Senator, Palau
Hon. Mercy Barends, Member of Parliament, Indonesia
Lidy Nacpil, Coordinator, Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development
Tzeporah Berman, Chair, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Tasneem Essop, Executive Director of Climate Action Network International
Asad Rehman, Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice
As well as a performance from Bituin Escalante
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