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š§µ"As the first nation-state to call for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, #Vanuatuās bold leadership should spur other countries to move rapidly to end our addiction to fossil fuels." @JeniMiller #fossilfueltreaty #fossilfree4health #ClimateWeekNYC
āFossil fuels have devastating consequences for peopleās health, from impacts of extraction to being major contributor to 7M premature deaths per yr from air pollution & massive & increasing toll #climatechange is taking on public health around worldā @JeniMiller #ClimateWeekNYC
"Access to #energy is health issue for people everywhere, but with clean energy solutions already available & ready to be scaled up, they should not have to pay for energy with health & wellbeing, due to exposure to fossil fuel related pollution" @JeniMiller #ClimateWeekNYC
.@TheLancet: "It is a bold action for any health professional to take an explicit position calling for phase-out of fossil fuels & even bolder to do so in direct & pointed way, calling for intl legally binding mechanismā @JeniMiller thelancet.com/journals/lanceā¦ #fossilfree4health 
āThe modern addiction to fossil fuels is not just an act of environmental vandalism. From the health perspective, it is an act of self-sabotageā, @DrTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, @WHO #fossilfree4health #fossilfueltreaty #health thelancet.com/journals/lanceā¦ #fossilfree4health
āI would like to see more health professional associations advocate for rapid movement on health and climate.ā Sir Andy Haines thelancet.com/journals/lanceā¦ #fossilfree4health
š§µ"Support for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is one mechanism via which global health sector can be allies to those who are vulnerable & deliver healthy response to climate change that our patients require." thelancet.com/journals/lanplā¦
#FossilFuelTreaty #FossilFree4Health
#FossilFuelTreaty #FossilFree4Health
The #FossilFuel Treaty initiative has three pillars:
- Non-proliferation,
- Fair phase-out,
- Just transition pillar
Read more + join the initiative: fossilfueltreaty.org/health-letter
#FossilFree4Health
- Non-proliferation,
- Fair phase-out,
- Just transition pillar
Read more + join the initiative: fossilfueltreaty.org/health-letter
#FossilFree4Health
"Analysis suggests that [...] policy instruments targeting #fossilfuel extraction might have greater public acceptability as a result of clear concrete mechanisms + perception that a higher proportion of costs will be borne by industry"
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#FossilFuelTreaty
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