Friday 28 March 2025, 9:00am-12:00pm
Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias | CCCI, Room TBC

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Fossil fuel extraction, refining and manufacturing of byproducts, transportation, distribution and disposal of waste products have proven to enhance potentially catastrophic and often cumulative health harms across the life span of individuals and future generations, especially for marginalized communities. With air pollution a key driver of these harms, phasing out fossil fuels should be understood as one of the most impactful and cost-effective global health interventions available today, with the potential to substantially reduce preventable health harms worldwide.

Careful planning and international coordination are essential to meet the twin challenges of phasing out fossil fuels rapidly enough to avoid catastrophic effects of climate change on health, while ensuring equity and a global just transition.  Momentum around a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is growing, with a growing block of 16 endorsing countries from 4 continents, as well as 130 city and subnational governments including 17 national capitals, and a global network of thousands of organisations across all sectors of society. 

This event will present strong evidence on fossil fuels as a threat to health and underscore the need for multilateral solutions beyond climate negotiations, including the importance of this proposed mechanism to protect public health. New research on the health harms of fossil fuels will be shared by the Global Climate & Health Alliance, high profile activists and health experts will share their perspective, and Ministers, Mayors, and local officials will highlight good practices to demonstrate leadership through action.