TRAITÉ SUR LES COMBUSTIBLES FOSSILES

The briefing advocates for an international treaty to end the proliferation of fossil fuels through three pillars: prohibiting new exploration and production, phasing out existing production equitably, and facilitating a just transition for dependent countries and workers. It outlines a diplomatic strategy for 'champion countries' to drive this process, suggests specific national policy actions to reduce supply-side dependence, and provides model text for governments to use in multilateral negotiations.

• The proposed Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is based on three pillars: prohibiting new exploration and production projects, phasing out current production in line with the 1.5 °C target (with faster transitions for wealthy nations), and supporting a just transition for workers and communities to diversify economies and access renewable energy.
• Current global production plans are incompatible with climate goals; the UNEP Production Gap Report indicates governments intend to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels allowed by the 1.5 °C target, while the Global Registry of Fossil Fuels suggests extracting current reserves would cause seven times more emissions than the remaining carbon budget allows.
• The treaty aims to complement the demand-side focus of the Paris Agreement by explicitly addressing the supply side of fossil fuels through international cooperation.
• A growing coalition of support for the treaty includes 101 Nobel laureates, over 3,000 scientists, 2,000 civil society organizations, and 500 deputies from 69 countries, as well as public support from Vanuatu, Tuvalu, the European Parliament, and the government of New Zealand.
• The document recommends that governments take specific national supply-side actions, including implementing moratoria or quotas on exploration, removing producer subsidies, divesting state investments from fossil fuel companies, and requiring companies to publish long-term climate risks.
• The briefing warns against using vague terminology such as 'unabated' coal or 'inefficient' subsidies in negotiations, as these terms are often used by producing countries and multinationals to maintain production and subsidies without clear definitions or proven technologies.

APA

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative (2023). TRAITÉ SUR LES COMBUSTIBLES FOSSILES. https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/s/Briefing-for-Policymakers-FR.pdf

Chicago

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. TRAITÉ SUR LES COMBUSTIBLES FOSSILES. 2023. https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/s/Briefing-for-Policymakers-FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fossilfuelnonproliferationtreatyinitiative2023trait, author = {{Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative}}, title = {{TRAITÉ SUR LES COMBUSTIBLES FOSSILES}}, institution = {Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/s/Briefing-for-Policymakers-FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }