Why we’re calling for the law to be used to phase out fossil fuels at COP28

ClientEarth calls for global leaders at COP28 to implement bold legal actions to phase out fossil fuels. The organization emphasizes the need to eliminate the $7 trillion in global fossil fuel subsidies reported by the IMF for 2022 and to combat greenwashing and disinformation used by the fossil fuel industry to delay climate action. ClientEarth advocates for bans on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship, citing precedents such as the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its own legal actions against companies like BP, KLM, and Total.

• Global fossil fuel subsidies, which include government financial support and tax breaks for fossil fuel companies, reached $7 trillion in 2022 according to the IMF. ClientEarth argues these must be stopped to redirect public resources toward sustainable energy and climate action.
• The fossil fuel industry uses PR, advertising, and sponsorship to mislead the public, spread climate disinformation, and obstruct climate action. To counter this, ClientEarth supports bans on advertising and sponsorship by fossil fuel transport companies in Europe and similar measures globally.
• Greenwashing is used by industries to distract from harmful fossil fuel-based products and mislead consumers. ClientEarth advocates for anti-greenwashing regulations, suggesting the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control as a model for reducing demand.
• ClientEarth has used legal action to challenge corporate greenwashing, including a 2019 complaint against BP regarding ad campaigns that focused on low carbon products despite over 96% of BP's annual spend being on oil and gas. Current legal actions are ongoing against KLM, Total, and Danone.

APA

ClientEarth (2023). Why we’re calling for the law to be used to phase out fossil fuels at COP28. https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/why-we-re-calling-for-the-law-to-be-used-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels-at-cop28/

Chicago

ClientEarth. Why we’re calling for the law to be used to phase out fossil fuels at COP28. 2023. https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/why-we-re-calling-for-the-law-to-be-used-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels-at-cop28/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2023why, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Why we’re calling for the law to be used to phase out fossil fuels at COP28}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/why-we-re-calling-for-the-law-to-be-used-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels-at-cop28/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }