Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

Whereas global governments and the fossil fuel industry are currently planning to produce about 120 more emissions by 2030 than what is needed to limit warming to 1.5C and avert catastrophic climate disruption, and such plans risk undoing the work of our city to reduce GHG emissions, and ignore the health, justice, and economic that a Just Transition would bring to all communities, especially those where fossil fuel extraction is entrenched; And whereas the construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure and expanded reliance on fossil fuels exposes communities to untenable risks to public health and safety at the local and global levels, including the health and safety risks of fossil fuel expansion, particularly those who also face socioeconomic and health inequities, including lowincome families, those experiencing homelessness, People of Colour and Indigenous people, youth, seniors, those experiencing mental and physical disabilities, and people with health conditions: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM and FCM call on BC and Canada to pledge to support a binding Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty based on climate justice including: 1 ending all new exploration and production of coal, oil, and gas; 2 phasing out existing production of fossil fuels; and 3 pledging to work with other intra and international governments to accelerated a Just Transition.