LESSONS FROM OTHER TREATY INITIATIVES
Join the Fossil Fuel Treaty as we embark on discussions learning from other successful treaties around the world. By learning from the experiences of other treaty initiatives, we can better learn to how move forward with the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaties
The Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative is at a critical moment in time - we have a committed group of 16 countries who are spearheading the push to negotiate a new treaty, and they are backed by a powerful global network of 120 city and subnational governments, 3500 civil society organisations and over a million individuals across every continent who have endorsed the Fossil Fuel Treaty proposal.
As we kick off 2025, join us as we take a deep dive into other international campaigns who have successfully embarked on treaty processes to see what we can learn to ramp up our campaigning and movement building, explore diplomatic and legal pathways, learn lessons from other powerful social movements including pitfalls to avoid and opportunities to seize. How did they do it and what can we learn from their experience?
PAST SESSION:
Lessons from the Arms Trade Treaty- Strategies for Effective Global Advocacy
The Arms Trade Treaty was a powerful agreement that entered into force a decade ago to prevent and eradicate illicit trade of conventional weapons. 10 years on, there are many lessons to be learnt from this historic process for the global network pushing for negotiation of a Fossil Fuel Treaty. This session takes you inside a landmark campaign, unpacking the key decisions, challenges, and breakthroughs that led to success. From navigating treaty negotiations and engaging governments across regions to mobilizing a powerful grassroots movement, we’ll explore what worked—and what lessons we can apply to our campaign for a Fossil Fuel Treaty.
PAST SESSION:
Towards an International Treaty on Plastic Pollution
Experts from CIEL shared legal and policy perspectives on the treaty process, while colleagues from Break Free From Plastic discussed the power of movement building. Our panelists uncovered key takeaways from the Global Plastics Treaty that can help shape and strengthen the Fossil Fuel Treaty movement as we push for a just and fossil-free future.
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Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy - Perspectives and Lessons from Ray Acheson
The previous session, "Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy," featured Ray Acheson, Director of Reaching Critical Will, the disarmament program of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the world’s oldest organization. Ray shared valuable insights from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and its journey to achieving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted in 2017 and entering into force in 2021.
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