WFPHA Has Joined Health Professionals to Call for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

The message is clear; to prevent exceeding 1.5ºC of warming and to protect the health and lives of present and future generations, we need a rapid, equitable phase-out of fossil fuels globally.

The WFPHA joins health professionals and organizations to call on governments around the world to develop and implement a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, laying out a legally binding global plan to:

1. End expansion of any new fossil fuel infrastructure and production
2. Phase out existing production and use of fossil fuels in a fair and equitable manner
3. Fast-track real solutions and ensure a just transition

Similar to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the proposed Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty would be an evidence-based international agreement to control a category of substances well-known to be harmful to human health.

We see serious global health risks posed by the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels. We see people suffering from health impacts of climate change, fossil fuel production, and air pollution. To protect the health and lives of current and future generations, now and in the future, the WFPHA joins the call for a global Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.