350.org Seeks Rapid Transition From Fossil Fuel

By Chuks Ekpeneru

350.org has called on world leaders to expedite a rapid process to transition their national economies away from coal, oil and gas while centering dignified work, healthcare, and economic justice for everyone.

In a response to virtual meeting of the G20, OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations where an agreement was reportedly reached to restrict production aimed at preventing a historic plunge in the industry, 350.org through Executive Director, May Boeve, said:

“This agreement is a fudge – it does not address the structural overproduction of oil and it doesn’t get us towards what’s really needed, a managed decline of the fossil fuel industry.

“The oil price collapse is also a stark warning to any investor who thinks that they can still profit from funding fossil fuel companies.

“Meanwhile, oil and gas executives have been quick to knock on the doors of power to ask for money and rollback of essential environmental regulation.

“Instead, governments need to put workers and the planet before fossil fuel executives.

“In responding to the COVID-19 crisis, we must rapidly accelerate the process of transitioning our economies away from coal, oil and gas while centering dignified work, healthcare, and economic justice for everyone. People deserve a just recovery.”

The 350.org press release said around 500 organizations, from NGOs to Labor Unions to community justice groups, have signed on to a Just Recovery principles platform calling on governments to create millions of decent jobs that will help power a just transition for workers and communities to the zero-carbon future we need.

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