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Legislators from seven countries will convene at the Colombian Congress to discuss alternatives for advancing a just energy transition in the Amazon biome. The meeting, to be held on August 21, comes amid a coordinated effort by congress members from Peru, Colombia, Brazil, and Ecuador, who recently introduced simultaneous bills calling for an end to […]

In an unprecedented show of regional solidarity, parliamentarians from four Amazonian countries (members of the network Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future) have joined forces to simultaneously file bills that seek to prohibit the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in the Amazon region, one of the most biodiverse and climate-critical areas on the planet. The legislative

History will remember July 23, 2025, as the day international law caught up with climate reality. The International Court of Justice has issued a groundbreaking Advisory Opinion: States that continue to approve fossil fuel projects, subsidize oil and gas, or fail to regulate the climate impacts of corporations may now be in breach of international

On World Ocean Day, we, Members of Parliament from 39 States, call on the hosts of the United Nations Ocean Conference, President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and President of the Republic of Costa Rica Rodrigo Chaves Robles, and all participating nations, to speak out for the end of fossil fuel proliferation. As the

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Editor’s Note: This is a translation of the Klimareporter article “Trump kann aus solarer Revolution nicht aussteigen” by Jörg Staude. Jörg Staude / Klimareporter, 23 November 2024 For their demand to stop the expansion of the LNG infrastructure immediately and worldwide, the “Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future” are increasingly popular, at least among deputies. There

Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future PRESS RELEASE BAKU, 18 November 2024 – More than 130 legislators from around 30 countries called today on world leaders to place an immediate moratorium on liquified natural gas (LNG) expansion worldwide. Led by German Member of Parliament (MP) Lisa Badum and Canada Senator Rosa Galvez, the parliamentarians stated in

PRESS RELEASE BAKU, 17 November 2024 – U.S. Senator Ed Markey and lawmakers from Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future discussed yesterday at COP29 the implications of President Trump’s re-election and other developments in the climate and energy policy landscape. “Donald Trump is going to quit the Paris Agreement, but we are still going to deploy

Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future MEDIA ADVISORY / 17 November 2024 WHAT: “Global Legislators’ Call Against LNG: Paving the Way to a Fossil-Free Future”, a COP29 event organized by the Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future WHEN: Monday, 18 November 2024, 2:30-4 PM AZT WHERE: Asia Climate Solutions Pavilion, Blue Zone (Area E, D6A) WHO: German

Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future MEDIA ADVISORY 15 November 2024 In light of recent political shifts in the U.S., where does global climate action go from here? US Senator Markey, global lawmakers to discuss fossil-free future on Nov. 16 WHAT: “A United Path to a Fossil-Free Future: U.S. and Global Legislative Action on Climate”, a