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Climate researcher Julia Steinberger asserts that the latest IPCC report confirms that tackling fossil fuel production is essential to limiting global warming to 1.5C. She argues that current international frameworks, including the Paris Agreement, are insufficient because they do not explicitly address the production of coal, oil, and gas. To remedy this, she advocates for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a binding global agreement designed to coordinate an equitable phase-out of fossil fuels. The author also links the dependence on fossil fuels to the conflict in Ukraine, suggesting that a transition to renewable energy is necessary for both climate stability and global peace.

SGR argues that human-induced greenhouse gas emissions are causing global warming and calls for the immediate ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. The statement condemns the US government's rejection of the protocol and warns against relying on 'global technofixing' or forest growth as primary mitigation strategies.