fossilfueltreaty“My exhaustion, sleep deficit, and all the emotions of #COP30 got the better of me. Had a bit of a breakdown here in Belem—as the weight of the urgency that we find ourselves in continued to sit on my shoulders.We are running out of time to protect our children and their children’s future from catastrophic climate change.If we do not have a clear commitment to phase-out fossil fuels, humanity will lose the battle against the climate crisis.I appeal urgently to all the leaders gathered here at COP30: Stop the addiction to fossil fuels. We need a serious fossil fuel phaseout plan.The thing that gives me hope is a growing bloc of countries working on a roadmap for a fast and fair global transition to phase out fossil fuels – the negotiation of a Fossil Fuel Treaty.”Check out the emotional and powerful intervention from @kuminaidoo, President of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative.

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