Amazon Inquiry
The Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future, using the Global Parliamentarians Inquiry into the Progress of Fossil Fuels Phase Out as a take off point, is undertaking a Global Parliamentarians’ Inquiry into the Progress of Fossil Fuels Phase Out in the Amazon.
The Inquiry aims to:
Leverage the influence of parliamentarians to investigate progress in the phase out of fossil fuels, specifically oil and gas, in the Amazon region, and explore opportunities for the phase in of renewable energy systems, in a just and equitable manner.
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Generate pressure on Amazonian governments, public institutions and corporations to scale up commitments and protection actions to stop the expansion of the fossil fuel industry in the region.
Raise public attention and awareness on the urgent call for the protection of the Amazon, specifically the need to stop the expansion of the fossil fuel industry.
Collect, synthesize and publicly share information, analyses and recommendations from experts, stakeholders and parliamentarians regarding the current situation and the risks that come with the fossil fuel industry’s plans for expansion. In the same way, explore the opportunities that renewable energy has in the region.
The Inquiry aims to:
Raise public attention and awareness on the urgency of a rapid, equitable and just energy transition;
Collect, synthesize and publicly share information, analyses and recommendations from experts, stakeholders and parliamentarians regarding the progress of the energy transition; and,
Generate pressure on governments, public institutions and corporations to scale up commitments and actions on the transition.
Global Inquiry Committee
The Inquiries are led by the Global Inquiry Committee, composed of the following parliamentarians from different countries, including:
Saber H Chowdhury, Former Member of Parliament of Bangladesh
Rosa Galvez, Senator of Canada
Ed Markey, Senator, United States of America
Cecilia Requena, Senator of Bolivia
Juan Carlos Lozada, Member of Parliament of Colombia
Nusrat Shaaban Hanje, Member of Parliament of Tanzania
Lawrence Biyika Songa, Member of Parliament of Uganda
Sahar Albazar, Member of Parliament of Egypt
Anthony Kasandwe, Member of Parliament of Zambia
Rebecca Yei Kamara, Member of Parliament of Sierra Leone
Livia Duarte, Member of Parliament of Brazil
Jamaal Bowman, Congressman, United States of America
Lisa Badum, Member of Parliament of Germany
Raoul Manuel, Member of Parliament of the Philippines
Risa Hontiveros, Senator of the Philippines
Schedule and Topics of the Global Inquiry
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This hearing is about international mechanisms of cooperation to protect the Amazon from extractive industries, specifically oil and gas.
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(UNFCCC COP30) Presentation and circulation of the final report in different forums that involve political and parliamentary attention and across the key countries in the Amazon.
SÃO PAULO, 3 May 2024 — Members of the global inquiry committee hold their first meeting.
BARI, 12 June 2024 — MPs hold the media launch of the global inquiry on the sidelines of the G7 Italy summit
