The latest solicitation from 350, received today .
The latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report just came out, and this time, it’s all about solutions to the climate crisis.
The solution to the climate crisis is in the report in black and white: we need clean, renewable energy if we’re going to stop the worst effects of the climate crisis.1
But the transition away from fossil fuels must be rooted in justice, Kevin. Ordinary people who have done little to cause this mess should not suffer the worst effects of the crisis. And they definitely shouldn’t have to foot the bill. The fossil fuel industry is responsible, plain and simple. They must pay their fair share to fix it.
The United States government, and governments around the world, are letting polluters like ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, and Shell make record profits while they knowingly destroy our communities and livelihoods.2 And these profits are expected to rise by as much as 50 percent next year.3 Big Oil is also profiting from Putin’s war and using the crisis to raise the price of gas prices for working families.
That’s just wrong.
As long as we’re dependent on fossil fuels, we will always be at the mercy of the powerful corporations and dictators who extract them.
We need world leaders to be bold, end this corporate greed, and get behind safe, affordable renewables.
Right now, there is growing momentum behind our movement to call on those most responsible to pay their fair share and hold Big Oil accountable for their disastrous projects.
Now is the perfect moment for our movement to call on our governments to make the companies responsible for the climate crisis pay.
We need clean, safe, affordable energy that will protect people from the instability and destruction fossil fuels bring.
Will you be one of the many taking action today, Kevin?
Onwards,
Ellie for 350.org