Global Parliamentarians’ Inquiry into the Progress of Fossil Fuels Phase Out
From a simple call to add the voices of climate-concerned Parliamentarians to persuade governments, public institutions and corporations to take more decisive climate actions, Global Parliamentarians have taken a step further.
On September 17-18, 2023, the Parliamentarians’ Network for a Fossil-Fuel Free Future launched the Global Parliamentarians’ Inquiry on the Progress of Fossil Fuels Phase Out during New York Climate Week. Four hearings have been convened, and the outcomes will be presented at COP29 in Baku.
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
Call for Written Submissions
The Global Inquiry Committee aims to gather science and evidence-based studies, research and testimonies from a broad range of stakeholders involved in the fossil fuels phase out. As such, they have issued a call for written submissions on the following topics of the Global Inquiry:
Consistency of NDC Pledges with Fair Sharing of Climate Action to keep Temperature rise to Below 1.5 degrees
Progress in the Phase out of Public and Private Financing for New Fossil Fuel Projects
Progress in Climate Finance Delivery Needed for the Energy Transition
International Cooperation Needed for the Energy Transition
These submissions will be reviewed by the committee for possible inclusion in the Global Inquiry.
Written submissions may be sent to info@parlfossilfree.org.
Please include the full name of the author and/or organization for proper attribution and citation.
December 2023 | COP28 | Dubai
Preliminary Report: Initial Findings and Recommendations
Submissions
Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
The Global Parliamentarians’ Inquiry into the Progress of Fossil Fuels Phase Out found that careful planning and international coordination are essential to meet the twin challenges of phasing out fossil fuels rapidly enough to avoid catastrophic climate change, while ensuring the transition is equitable and just.
In this context, momentum is building behind the proposal to complement the Paris Agreement with a new international mechanism explicitly focussed on managing a just transition away from coal, oil and gas – a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The Fossil Fuel Treaty proposal is now spearheaded by a growing bloc of 17 nation-states across 4 continents. The proposal has also been endorsed by the European Parliament, the World Health Organisation, 140 cities and subnational governments and hundreds of parliamentarians globally.
World Commission on Fossil Fuels, Climate & Development
Efforts are growing to fill the governance gap surrounding fossil fuel phaseout. In addition to your important initiative, efforts such as the Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance, and the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, clearly show the demand to fill this gap in international, national and even subnational level governance.
A World Commission on Fossil Fuels, Climate, and Development is a promising next step towards building the greater collaboration and knowledge base needed to organize a phaseout of fossil fuels.
The Commission can help inform, elevate, harmonize and amplify these efforts and more still to come.
