Just Stop Oil has delivered letters to the leaders of all major parties running in the upcoming general election, demanding they commit to signing the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. [1]
Four Just Stop Oil supporters also visited the four biggest parties to hand-deliver the letter, which can be read here.
A Just Stop Oil spokesperson said:
“The UK’s next government in waiting has committed to enacting Just Stop Oil’s original demand of ‘no new oil and gas’ in the upcoming election. This is a major victory for anyone who cares about protecting our communities from the catastrophe being imposed on ordinary people by fossil-fueled elites and corporations.
However, this commitment will not be enough to prevent ongoing collapse, whilst fossil fuel projects are still being built here and around the world. Scientists are clear that the carbon currently in the atmosphere will be enough on its own to make large parts of the world uninhabitable in years to come.
It is clear that continuing to extract and burn fossil fuels in 2024 is nothing short of an act of war against humanity. As such, we are demanding party leaders and the next Prime Minister commit to defending the people they have been elected to serve by working with other nations to establish a legally binding treaty to stop the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.
If the incoming leader does not support this treaty, Just Stop Oil will begin a new campaign of civil resistance, and they are not alone. In an unprecedented coordination across movements, citizen’s from Austria, Canada, Norway, UK, Netherlands and Switzerland have pledged to join in resistance this summer, if their own Governments do not take meaningful action.”
This is the start of an International Uprising. And it’s only just getting started. The era of fossil fuels is over. Sign up to take action at juststopoil.org.
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Notes to Editors
[1] Just Stop Oil is a coalition of groups working together to demand that the government immediately halt all future licensing and consents for the exploration, development and production of fossil fuels in the UK. Just Stop Oil is a member of the A22 Network of civil resistance projects.
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