STOP FOSSIL FUELS FROM FUELLING CONFLICT: WHY THE FOSSIL FUEL NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY IS AN ESSENTIAL CLIMATE TOOL FOR PEACE

The fact sheet asserts that fossil fuels exacerbate and sustain global conflicts, with an estimated 25-50% of interstate wars since 1973 linked to oil. It argues that the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty can serve as a 'climate tool for peace' by managing a fast, funded, and fair transition away from fossil fuels, complementing the Paris Agreement by focusing on the supply side rather than just emissions. The document outlines the systemic impacts of extractivism—including gendered violence, human rights violations, and the militarization of extraction sites—and calls for governments to join a growing bloc of champion countries, including Vanuatu and Tuvalu, to negotiate the treaty.

• Fossil fuels are deeply linked to global instability, with an estimated 25-50 per cent of all interstate wars since 1973 being linked to oil.
• The fossil fuel industry drives various forms of violence and insecurity, including civil wars, separatist movements, and the intensification of violence during armed conflicts, with a notable phenomenon of armed groups settling in specific regions in Latin America.
• Fossil fuel extraction has systemic negative impacts on human security, disproportionately affecting women, Indigenous Peoples, and land defenders through forced evictions, displacement, and gender-based violence.
• The proposed Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is intended to complement the Paris Agreement by addressing the supply-side of fossil fuels, thereby closing loopholes related to unproven emissions capture technologies.
• A coalition of eight nations—Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Antigua and Barbuda, Fiji, Niue, the Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, and Tonga—is currently calling for a global coalition to negotiate the treaty.

APA

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative (2024). STOP FOSSIL FUELS FROM FUELLING CONFLICT: WHY THE FOSSIL FUEL NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY IS AN ESSENTIAL CLIMATE TOOL FOR PEACE. https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/s/Stop-Fossil-Fuels-from-Fuelling-Conflict-Two-Pager.pdf

Chicago

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. STOP FOSSIL FUELS FROM FUELLING CONFLICT: WHY THE FOSSIL FUEL NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY IS AN ESSENTIAL CLIMATE TOOL FOR PEACE. 2024. https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/s/Stop-Fossil-Fuels-from-Fuelling-Conflict-Two-Pager.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fossilfuelnonproliferationtreatyinitiative2024stop, author = {{Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative}}, title = {{STOP FOSSIL FUELS FROM FUELLING CONFLICT: WHY THE FOSSIL FUEL NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY IS AN ESSENTIAL CLIMATE TOOL FOR PEACE}}, institution = {Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative}, year = {2024}, url = {https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/s/Stop-Fossil-Fuels-from-Fuelling-Conflict-Two-Pager.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }