AMAZON INQUIRY
Global Parliamentary Inquiry on the Fossil Fuel Era in the Amazon
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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.
And,
- 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.
Global Inquiry Committee
The Inquiries are led by the Global Inquiry Committee, composed of the following parliamentarians from different countries, including:
Célia Xakriabá
Member of Parliament of Brazil
Ivan Valente
Member of Parliament of Brazil
Livia Duarte
Member of Parliament of Brazil
Cecilia Requena
Senator of Bolivia
Ruth Luque
Member of Parliament of Peru
Sigrid Bazan
Member of Parliament of Peru
Andrés Cancimance López
Member of Parliament of Colombia
Juan Carlos Lozada
Member of Parliament of Colombia
Jahiren Noriega
Member of Parliament of Ecuador
Cecilia Baltazar
Member of Parliament of Ecuador
Lois Maldonado
Member of Parliament of Venezuela
Rosa Galvez
Senator of Canada
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.
(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