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Ending fossil fuel use for peace

Time and time again we see fossil fuels create conflict. To stand with Ukraine, ending Russian coal, oil, and fossil gas use is an urgent priority, and to safeguard peace and our climate for all, we have to end all fossil fuel use as soon as possible. Ending energy waste and focusing on energy savings is a critical short term step to cutting fossil fuel use now, that must be supported by a rapid transition to a fully renewables-based energy system. 

Our live counter (source: CREA) shows that the EU member states are paying Russia an estimated 600 million Euro a day for fossil fuels since the war on Ukraine began. This is a huge sum of money being burned for energy. If an amount like this was spent on energy efficiency and farming free sunlight and wind, we could get off fossil fuels extremely fast.

With the IPCC’s dire update of climate science, there can be no more half measures. This is the moment for brave decisions on energy. We can allow no more citizens to be shelled because of fossil fuels, nor any person to face a dangerous and uncertain future due to inadequate action on climate change. 

Renewable power and energy savings promote peace.

ACTS OF SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE:

➡️  Sign 350.org’ petition: Stop bankrolling Putin and the Climate Crisis. 

➡️  Read & amplify: Stop Putin’s 100 biggest bankrollers. The Putin100 is a shortlist of financial institutions that support the Russian fossil fuel industry through investments, loans, insurance and other services.

➡️  Sign Avaaz’s petition: Stop this war

WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO

A letter to the financial institutions most exposed to the Russian coal, oil, and gas sectors, signed by over 75 global organisations, asks these banks, investors, insurers to cease all new financial services to these companies, and stand with Ukraine.

➡️   Amplify the tweet below: 

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Tweet the following 👇

The live counter by @EurBeyondCoal tracks how much money EU member states have spent on Russian fossil fuels since the #Ukraine war began. beyond-coal.eu/russian-fossil-fuel-tracker #FossilFreeEurope

"Climate change and conflict have the same roots - fossil fuels - and our dependence on them. We will not surrender in Ukraine, and we hope the world will not surrender in building a climate resilient future. Climate change and conflict have the same roots - fossil fuels - and our dependence on them. We will not surrender in Ukraine, and we hope the world will not surrender in building a climate resilient future. Climate change and conflict have the same roots - fossil fuels - and our dependence on them. We will not surrender in Ukraine, and we hope the world will not surrender in building a climate resilient future. "

Svitlana Krakovska, Ukrainian Climate Scientist & Member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

"Coal, oil, and gas are fuelling this war on Ukraine and terrible loss of life. Europe’s energy transition is as much a necessity for peace as it is for a safe climate. Governments need to commit to immediate and heroic spending on energy savings, and transitioning energy systems to peace-promoting renewable energy sources. A safe and peaceful future for all must be the priority."

Kathrin Gutmann, Europe Beyond Coal campaign director

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