Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Climate Justice for Southeast Asia and South Asia

The Kuala Lumpur Declaration demands that developed countries fulfill their climate debt through grant-based finance, including an estimated USD 5.1–6.8 trillion by 2030. It advocates for a global Fossil Fuel Treaty, the rejection of 'false solutions' like carbon removal and nuclear power, and the dismantling of restrictive intellectual property regimes to accelerate technology transfer. The declaration further calls for tripling adaptation finance by 2035 and scaling the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage to hundreds of billions of dollars annually.

• The declaration asserts that climate finance is a 'climate debt' owed by developed nations due to historical emissions and extractive practices, rather than aid or charity. It demands the delivery of USD 5.1–6.8 trillion by 2030 and at least USD 5 trillion annually for long-term climate action in developing countries, while calling for the replacement of debt-inducing Multilateral Development Bank loans with public grants and comprehensive debt cancellation.
• The signatories call for a global, equitable phase-out of coal, oil, and gas, proposing a 'Fossil Fuel Treaty' as a legal framework. They explicitly reject several technologies as 'false solutions' that delay climate action, including nuclear power, green hydrogen, geoengineering, gas as a 'transition fuel,' and carbon removal methods such as BECCS and DACCS.
• To ensure a just transition, the document demands the rapid transfer of climate technologies by relaxing WTO TRIPS rules to prevent monopolies. It also calls for the termination of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms and the creation of critical mineral supply chains that respect Indigenous sovereignty and ensure developing countries benefit from their own resources.
• The declaration demands a strategic parity between adaptation and mitigation, calling for adaptation finance to be tripled by 2035. It seeks simplified financial access for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the translation of the Global Goal on Adaptation into measurable frameworks.
• The document calls for the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) to be scaled to hundreds of billions of dollars annually, with a first replenishment cycle in 2027. It advocates for a rapid-response window for acute disasters and the permanent embedding of Loss and Damage within the Global Stocktake.

APA

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative (2026). Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Climate Justice for Southeast Asia and South Asia. https://fossilfueltreaty.squarespace.com/s/Kuala-Lumpur-Declaration-on-Climate-Justice.pdf

Chicago

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Climate Justice for Southeast Asia and South Asia. 2026. https://fossilfueltreaty.squarespace.com/s/Kuala-Lumpur-Declaration-on-Climate-Justice.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{fossilfuelnonproliferationtreatyinitiative2026kuala, author = {{Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative}}, title = {{Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Climate Justice for Southeast Asia and South Asia}}, publisher = {Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative}, year = {2026}, month = mar, url = {https://fossilfueltreaty.squarespace.com/s/Kuala-Lumpur-Declaration-on-Climate-Justice.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }