Alex Rafalowicz, Executive Director of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, joined @climatechangenews.com to share insights on what it really takes to move from agreeing to phase out fossil fuels to achieving it. 🔗Read more and watch the full webinar www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/16/r...

“My hope for 2026 is that it is a year full of solidarity, imagination, and brave action towards a resilient, people-powered movement of change.” - Kumi Naidoo, President of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative Catch up on anything you might have missed in 2025:

📣We’re hiring in Asia! We’re looking for an Asia Campaigner to play a key role in scaling the campaign for a Fossil Fuel Treaty across the region. Deadline to apply: January 19 🔗Learn more at fossilfueltreaty.org/work-with-us... #ClimateJobs #HiringNow

In view of the recent allegations regarding Harjeet Singh’s work as an advisor to the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, we wish to clarify that our work is to support developing nations in ensuring energy security and climate justice for all peoples.

#Bangladesh must #EndFossilFuels now! 🇧🇩 At the Climate Justice Assembly, 2000 delegates urged an end to fossil fuel plans, which “undermine a people-centred renewable energy future.” Read more 👉 theclimatewatch.com/bangladesh-c...

🔙 Ten years ago today, negotiations on the landmark Paris Agreement concluded at COP21. The 2015 Paris Agreement remains foundational to the global effort to stop climate change—but the fossil fuel industry has stalled progress in the years since.

In our newsletter, we share some of our important updates from the past month so you can catch up on anything you might have missed!

Two major UK trade unions, Equity and the Fire Brigades Union, have officially endorsed the call for a fast, fair, and financed phase-out of fossil fuels.

❓ What really happened at COP30? Tune in to the Climate Curious COP30 wrap up mixtape and hear expert hot takes to soothe your soul, lift your spirits, and make sense of the highs and lows from this year’s summit.

(Español abajo) Voices from the Pacific and Colombia speak from direct experience of extraction and climate impacts. Their call is clear. A fair shift away from fossil fuels must include the people who face the consequences first.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: The #COP30 Presidency has backed the First International Conference for the Phase-out of Fossil Fuels! 🔥 Read our press release on the COP30 outcome at FossilFuelTreaty.org/cop30-conference!

▶️ WATCH: Ministers from Colombia and the Netherlands announce their joint Conference for the Phaseout of Fossil Fuels 🔥

🚨 BIG NEWS from #COP30:🇨🇴Colombia and 🇳🇱the Netherlands will co-host the 1st International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia – April 28–29, 2026.

🌎🛢️ At COP30, the world is deciding whether fossil fuels have a place in our future. Voices from the Amazon in Belém, like that of Weena Tikuna, and from around the world, are calling for a concrete plan for a fast, fair, and financed transition away from oil, gas, and coal.

Susana Muhamad, the new Special Envoy for International Cooperation for the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, has an invitation for countries around the world: if you're serious about phasing out fossil fuels, join us in Colombia this April 🌱 Watch her full remarks ⬇️ #FossilFuelTreaty #COP30

COP30 speaks of a just transition, yet oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon shows the opposite. Indigenous Peoples march with the clarity the negotiations need. They lead when the forest is pushed to the edge and show the path to a fossil fuel free world that protects life.

#Cambodia just became the 18th country to officially support the #FossilFuelTreaty! 🇰🇭 At #COP30 in Belém, Cambodia affirmed their commitment to a fast, fair and financed global transition aligned with a low-carbon, climate-resilient future. 🔗 FossilFuelTreaty.org/cambodia%EF%...

70,000+ movements at the People’s Summit delivered a powerful message at #COP30‼️ One key demand 👉 #EndFossilFuels exploitation & create mechanisms for the non-proliferation of fossil fuels— for a just transition that protects the Amazon & all life. 🌳 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

✊ Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of Belém today to demand a global just transition, an end to oil, gas and coal, & a fossil free Amazon 🌳

The fossil fuel industry is extending its reach around the world, despite global commitments by world leaders to move away from coal, oil and gas.🌍⚠️ In their latest report, #ExtractionExtinction, @amnesty.org expose how the fossil fuel infrastructure is expanding at the expense of human rights.

One of the biggest challenges at COP30: securing reliable climate finance for frontline nations 💸 Check out what the Fossil Fuel Treaty is up to in Belém at fossilfueltreaty.org/cop30! #COP30 #FossilFuelTreaty

This new @amnesty.org study is damning. A quarter of the world’s population lives within a 3 mile radius if a fossil fuel project. That’s 2b people. We must end this era of greed and harm. www.downtoearth.org.in/amp/story/cl...

📣 “We want an end to fossil fuel obsession. We need a #FossilFuelTreaty to put an end to it so that the process is fair.” @amnesty.org @agnescallamard.bsky.social & @kuminaidoo.bsky.social deliver a message to leaders: #COP30 must deliver a clear roadmap to ensure a #JustTransition for all. 🔥

During #COP30, Javier Dávalos from @climaterealityproject.org, highlighted that the energy transition, although essential, can generate new impacts if it is not coordinated at the global level. That’s why we need a #FossilFuelTreaty to manage a truly #JustTransition! ✊

Tomorrow, join us at our #COP30 side event to learn about why it’s time for a #FossilFuelTreaty! ✊🌏 Speakers will discuss the rationale, opportunities, & challenges for a new mechanism to equitably phase out fossil fuels through a just transition. 🔗 fossilfueltreaty.org/events/cop30...

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"It's not about words anymore, it's about action." Watch Amiera Sawas, Head of Research and Policy, discuss the goals for COP30 during the Climate Action Network's opening press conference ⬇️ #cop30 #fossilfueltreaty

🎨🌎Artists and activists from around the world gathered in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, for the Second Global Artivism Convening.

“We have known for decades that the burning of fossil fuels such as coal is killing us. The science has been clear, yet the forces of denial, delay, and distraction have prevailed for far too long.” - Wanjira Mathai

The Fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies in Paris was a key moment to encourage States to act in line with their feminist principles and endorse the Fossil Fuel Treaty. 🤝

📉 UNEP’s “Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off Target” warns that the world is not on track to meet the 1.5°C goal. Even if all current pledges are implemented, we’re headed for 2.3–2.5°C of warming.

“Over the last 20 years, consider what we’ve achieved. More than three quarters of C40 cities reducing emissions faster than their national governments. All of our members committed to halving fossil fuel consumption by the end of the decade." - Sadiq Khan, @mayoroflondon.bsky.social

The plan for a global, just transition away from fossil fuels is gaining momentum as world leaders gather for #COP30 in Belém. 🇧🇷✊🏽 Join us at our events as we bring together governments & civil society to advance the push for a #FossilFuelTreaty! 📅 FossilFuelTreaty.org/cop30

Ten years since the Paris Agreement was signed. Let’s review where we are at, a thread 🧵 We breached the 1.5ºC global temperature for the first time in 2024, exceeding the threshold set in 2015 under the Paris Agreement.

Tzeporah Berman joined the mayors of Athens, Austin, and Turin today on a panel at the World Mayors Summit hosted by C40 Cities earlier today! All three cities have endorsed the call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty.

▶️ WATCH: the room broke into applause today at the World Mayors Summit hosted by @c40cities.bsky.social as @tzeporah.bsky.social welcomed the diplomatic participation of mayors in the First International Conference for the Phase Out of Fossil Fuels, to be hosted by Colombia next April 🇨🇴

As world leaders gear up for #COP30, a decade after the #ParisAgreement, we know that reducing emissions alone isn’t enough. We need to stop their root cause: fossil fuel production. 👉 Get involved: FossilFuelTreaty.org/cop30

🔥🌎Breaking news from Belém 💸Just one week before #COP30, at the Global Citizen Festival: Amazônia, the first ever fund pairing government fossil fuel phase-out commitments with private investments was launched — the Journey Fund, developed in partnership with the #FossilFuelTreaty Initiative!

Fossil fuels are the greatest threat to human well-being, and that threat is growing. The 2025 Lancet Countdown Report reveals how fossil fuel dependence isn’t just driving climate change, it’s fueling a global health crisis.

🇪🇸✊🏼 ¡La campaña por un Tratado sobre Combustibles Fósiles cobra impulso también en España! 👉 Únete a la marcha y a la campaña por un Tratado en España: www.fossilfueltreaty.org/spain — 🇪🇸✊🏼 The campaign for a Fossil Fuel Treaty is gaining momentum also in Spain! Join the march and the campaign

Does your MP think we can keep expanding fossil fuels? Watch @fossiltreaty.bsky.social explain why need a PLAN to unwind. “The atmosphere doesn’t care how many solar panels we build. It only cares how many fossil fuel projects we don’t build.” – @tzeporah.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOOZ...

The world’s largest conservation network just adopted the strongest multilateral language on fossil fuels in history. 🌏 Join us to unpack what this breakthrough means for nature, justice and the path toward a #FossilFuelTreaty at #COP30! Register: FossilFuelTreaty.org/events/iucn-motion-42

Thanks to @patrickharvie.bsky.social for asking First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social at Holyrood today to endorse the call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty - for a global just transition to clean energy for all Good to hear the FM say that he'll consider it ⤵️ www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...

A new report from @oilchange.bsky.social reveals that while most of the world has cut back on fossil fuel production since the Paris Agreement, four Global North countries (the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Norway) have increased oil and gas output by nearly 40%.   🔗 oilchange.org/publications...

This mayor is a force for good far beyond the reaches of London ☀️ Kumi Naidoo met yesterday with Mayor Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk and his team to chat about plans for his role as Special Envoy for Fossil Fuel Free Cities. Thank you for your time, Mayor Khan! #FossilFuelTreaty #FossilFreeCities

🌐 Without a commitment to phase out fossil fuels, countries' climate plans are empty promises. Sergio Díaz, legal director at the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, penned an article for Climate Home News about the need for countries to directly confront fossil fuels in their NDCs.

Two more major American cities have officially called for a Fossil Fuel Treaty 🎉

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75% of global GHGs come from extracting & burning fossil fuels. Yet most climate action targets demand, not supply. @aclimatechange.bsky.social talks with Tzeporah Berman of the Fossil Fuel Treaty on how 17 nations & 101 Nobel laureates are backing a global phase-out.

Historic win for nature and climate! Today, at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the world’s largest environmental network of governments, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples voted to recognise fossil fuels as a root cause of the biodiversity and climate crises for the first time in history.