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The report details the environmental and social harms of offshore oil and gas, from seismic exploration and production to transportation and decommissioning, asserting that these activities exacerbate the triple planetary crises of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

The statement asserts that a truly feminist foreign policy (FFP) requires a legally binding Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to address the supply side of climate change. It argues that fossil fuel dependence perpetuates structural violence and exploitation, and calls on states to align their diplomatic efforts with intersectional feminist values and the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on climate damage. The document recommends joining the treaty initiative and participating in the first International Conference for the Phase-out of Fossil Fuels in Colombia in April 2026.

The report advocates for community-led forest management and agroecology as essential, interrelated political strategies to combat deforestation and malnutrition caused by industrial agriculture and corporate control. It asserts that these approaches outperform traditional conservation and technical models by prioritizing community rights, traditional knowledge, and the intrinsic value of nature over market profits.

The Green Economy Coalition and partner organisations highlight the link between inequality and environmental degradation, noting that green policies are not inherently fair. They call for a collaborative effort to integrate inclusion and sustainability, citing examples from Brazil, Tanzania, Kenya, and the UK to demonstrate how economic development can be both green and fair.

The document examines how natural resources influence power politics and fuel armed conflicts in Africa, while cautioning against a mono-causal link between these conflicts and climate change. It advocates for a comprehensive, multi-level management strategy to address the nexus between resource management and peace building.

The author contends that selling nuclear power reactors facilitates the proliferation of atomic bombs because these reactors produce plutonium. The text advocates for a strategy of improving energy efficiency and deploying transitional fossil-fuel technologies to allow time for a shift to sun, wind, and organic conversion energy sources.

The document asserts that Arctic offshore drilling is too risky due to extreme conditions and a total lack of emergency response infrastructure on the U.S. Arctic coast. It highlights that the U.S. government estimates a 75% chance of major oil spills in the Chukchi Sea, while noting that no proven technology exists to clean up oil in the Arctic marine environment. Furthermore, it argues that leaving these hydrocarbons under the seafloor is essential for the U.S. to meet its international climate commitment of limiting temperature rise to 2°C.