Lima, Peru has become the first Latin American capital to endorse a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. fossiltreaty
"This leadership is a welcome push for positive change in Peru and the region to a just energy transition away from fossil fuels."City lawmakers in Lima, Peru on Monday unanimously passed a motion calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a proposed global mechanism for tackling the source of most of the greenhouse gas emissions that are fueling the climate emergency.
"It is necessary to take firm action on one of our principal threats, the proliferation of fossil fuels." Lima councilors voted 39-0 in favor of a FFNPT, making the city the first Latin American capital to endorse the proposed treaty.the measure shows his"commitment to continue promoting the necessary actions at the local, national, and international level to combat climate change."
"As we face the climate emergency as a society, the lack of firm commitments to action by our authorities and our governments is what brings us ever closer to irreversible damage," he explained."It is necessary to take firm action on one of our principal threats, the proliferation of fossil fuels, an industry that is projected to produce 110% more emissions than what is required to limit warming to 1.5°C by 2030.
"That is why," added Ángeles,"on behalf of the metropolitan government of Lima, I presented the motion to join this crusade and call for the non-proliferation of fossil fuels in the city of Lima, and requesting the Peruvian national government to replicate this action and endorse the Fossil Fuel Treaty."