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Welcome to the global webinar to power up the end of fossil fuels. My name is Sephora Berman and I am the chair of the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty and also the program, international program director at standout earth. And I'm speaking to you from the unseated territories of the Slewa tooth, the Squamish and the Musqueam first nations here in Vancouver, Canada. It is a bright I'd 5am here in Canada. That's the thing when you do global mobilizations. Everybody gets weird times. Love to know who's here and for you all to get to know each other. Thank you so much for those of you who've already put your names in the chat told us where you're from. Let's keep doing that and feel free to also add to inspire others. The top reason of why we need to end fossil fuels fast, fair and forever. So this September will be a pivotal moment for global action. No matter where you were on this earth, we have all experienced this summer. The impact of the climate emergency in Canada. We have experienced the worst wildfires in our history. Tens of thousands of people displaced. Literally millions of hectares, probably now over a billion of forest destroyed. And, you know, as we sit in this critical moment in history, it couldn't be more important for us to gather to remind our elected decision makers that they have the power to act. We know that we have the technology today to act. We know that we have the financial capability. And what we're missing is the political courage to push back against the fossil fuel industry. People like especially the industry invested interests like to make this super complicated. But 90% of the carbon trapped in our atmosphere comes from three things oil gas and coal and especially the wealthy countries like my own. Canada and also the US, the UK, Norway, Australia are dramatically expanding production of oil, gas and coal at the exact moment in history when we know we need to stop expansion and wind it down. So we're here today to direct the world's attention to the climate ambition summit to climate week to the climate emergency and redefine our path toward a safer, healthier and more just future. Without oil, gas and coal. Doing that we know today will save lives. So now is the time for countries to commit true leadership by committing to phase out fossil fuels to stop the expansion and manage a wind down in a way that's equitable in a way that's fast. That's fair and forever. So the global climate movement is taking to the streets to call for this phase out of fossil fuels and a doubling down on renewable energy. There's little more than a week to go before the global days of action to end fossil fuels on September 15th, the 16th and the huge March in New York planned on September 17th. That's why we've gathered here today with an amazing panel of speakers to talk about the efforts underway and planned by civil society so that we have a strong and vocal presence in New York and around the world that we make sure world leaders hear this call and we're able to amplify that and especially to support those in frontline communities and indigenous communities who are out there fighting these destructive projects who are destroying their territories, threatening their water, our air and our shared climate. So we have an incredible lineup of speakers. Please, if you have any questions, use the Q&A tool at the bottom of your screen. We're going to try and make sure that we save at least 15 minutes to have some questions from our incredible panel. And I'll ask the panelists to try and try and keep your comments tight in the beginning to about five minutes each. And if we do that, we'll have some time for discussion. So first up, we have Liddy Napsle introducing the mobilization. I mean, you all around the world know Liddy, one of my inspirations and heroes for many years. Liddy is the coordinator of the Asian People's Movement on Debt and Development Member Organization of Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice. Liddy, so why in fossil fuels fast-fired forever and why now? Why is this such an important moment? Liddy, we can't hear you. Sorry. Yeah. So you'd think that after many years of zooms, you'd get used to this mute and mute. But anyway, so it's very important, I think to begin to acknowledge that we have been fighting fossil fuels for many, many years. And, you know, in recognition of the fights of many communities and people's organizations and movements, some for decades actually. Maybe 20, 30 years ago, the immediate impetus for fighting the fossil fuel projects wasn't about the climate, because we do all know that even setting aside the climate, fossil fuel energy, and organizations controlling this fossil fuel projects are not known to be actually upholding and respecting human rights of their workers of the communities surrounding them and have been utterly in this regard of the environmental impacts. And thus, I would say 15 to 20 years, there is now an additional layer and a strong layer of urgency in this fight, because we're not just fighting for the welfare of the local communities and the people around this fossil fuel projects, but the health and well-being of people around the world and the planet itself is at stake. And we've seen this in many places, not just in the global south as you Chapora was talking about the fires in Canada and while we were witnessing it through it was just horrifying and bringing tears to our eyes because you know this this is not, it's not making any exception for any people it's the horrifying impacts of the climate crisis are being felt everywhere. And of course, the scientists are telling us that the increase in the impacts in the in the escalation of the climate crisis is geometric. It's not just simply increasing it's increasing in geometric proportions, and in many places around the world, but they don't need the scientists to tell them that because they actually live this live this reality. So early this year, we gathered in actually several meetings where there were international networks involving social movements and campaigns in the global south and in the global north, where we read this is the battle cry we need to escalate this fight because not just is the climate impacts intensifying the crisis intensifying. We've seen in recent months governments are backtracking from their already very weak targets and commitments for the fossil fuel phase out, and they're used so many justifications for this, including for instance the invasion of Russia of the Ukraine and the, what that did to the global energy markets, we've also seen an increased promotion of all solutions that will delay this phase out and extend the life of fossil fuel energy projects. So many justifications for, you know, are very clear signal that they're going to expand production of fossil fuels and not draw down the production of fossil fuels. So it's really making the world even more way off track to achieving what the governments agreed to as the goal of keeping temperature rise below 1.5 degrees. So we've been working hard campaigning hard we've been coordinating with each other that is true, but we can still do more, we can still do more to level up our efforts to coordinate strongly to synergize and to strategize much better, so that our impacts can compel this, the world, the governments, especially elites and corporations that we need to do this rapidly, but not just rapidly and that is why we're saying it has to be fast, fair and forever, because it, as you said, Jebora, equity and justice should be at the heart of this process. And we're saying it's important, not just because it's important for people, it is so vitally so, but if it's not going to be equitable and just, it's not going to succeed. So it's also terribly important for it to succeed to make it equitable and just. So that's why one, our banner call is not just fast, it also has to be fair, and then also forever no backtracking, we need to rebuild our society so that we can have what some would call post carbon economies and post carbon societies. It's not just important to say low carbon now we need to reach real zero carbon emissions or greenhouse gas emissions before or by 2050. And now I'm just coming on to why September is a very important moment. We know that there are several international gatherings actually, not just what will happen in New York there's also regional gatherings in the lead up to this moment. I think the African climate summit is taking place or just took place. And now we're going to have in a week and a half the UN General Assembly, and the UN Secretary General has also called for a climate summit to raise ambition and we hope that the call for ambition but for justice and equity will be equally as strong coming from the office of the UN Secretary General. So this is a good moment to remind the governments and the corporation so we'll also be gathering. You know, they're always taking advantage of this international moments gathering of governments to even have stronger influence if they were not already influencing from behind and so on to influence the outcomes and make sure the outcomes favor their and not necessarily the interests of the people and the planet. So we come around around six demands six messages I'm sure the speakers will be addressing this, no new fossil fuels a rapid just an equitable face out new commitments for international cooperation, stopping greenwashing and fall solutions, holding polluters to account for the damage of cost and ending fossil fuel corporate capture. So in our part of the world in Asia where it's late night now, we're mobilizing in several countries in several cities in several countries so multiple cities in multiple countries, anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand mobilizations. We're doing this on September 15, because our call now is for mobilizations from September 15 to 17, and we hope that we will be able to have a small delegation of our leaders also joined the March in New York on September 17 We are really gearing up for this in Asia we're fighting off fall solutions the expansion of gas, we're about to take on oil as a regional wide fight to, and of course we've been fighting cold for many years and I just want to also say we acknowledge our gains and victories. We are not, we haven't won enough but we certainly have proven that collective action can bring about results. Thanks. And I hope I kept within the time I just kept talking. Thank you, Chimora. Thank you so much, Lydia. I have no idea whether you kept mine in the time because I was mesmerized. You covered, you covered so much there and I think the whole idea that we have been organizing we have had impact but we can still do more and we have to do more is why we're here today and so inspired by everything you've been doing and by your call to us to remember that we're those who have been fighting fossil fuels for years and when we march next week we march, we march behind all of those incredible people on the front lines who have been fighting fossil fuels for years. We have next up Mohammed Laman Sankan, who will give us a sense of what can we achieve this year. Mohammed is the head of building power department at the climate action network over to you. Thank you, Chimora. Good evening from Nairobi, Kenya. We are in supporting the Africa climate summit here in Nairobi that can have joined different allies across Africa. Say hello to everybody and thank you so much for joining us today in this very important discussion on this very critical work that we've started together. Sibu Sati on the globe, trying to fight back against the fossil fuel industry. We'll all be aware that the fossil fuel industry have launched a war against humanity and planet. And we cannot fall our hands, not to fight back against the horrible advancement of the fossil fuel industry on all of us. The fossil fuels advancement or industry in itself causes numerous violations of rights. So it inherently violates human rights in all forms, in all aspects. And that we need to challenge. Science is very clear that the world need to rapidly move and transition to an effective fair but universe energy system based on clean energy sources that produce respect to nature and as well rights of people, especially the indigenous people and local communities. It is clear that the real causes of climate crisis have been the major polluters and the bigger polluters who have been refusing. So transition and to stop the dangerous harms that they are causing to humanity and planet. That is why it is critical that we all come together as civil society in the world as citizens of this world as movements, you know to fight back for our survival. And that's why it's critical that we need to fight back not just the fossil industries, but also the funders, the major funders of the fossil industry. It is clear that we need to transition to renewable energy for sustainable development for all, but also drastically change the energy system that will respect the rights of all. The world have the required mineral resources to support the transition, but major nations and bigger nations rich nations are refusing to support a division of just transition to renewable. And that we need to hold them accountable. We need to fight so that they can quickly transition. Major polluters have refused to pay for all the damages that they have caused to humanity and planet. And that is why we need to push them harder to stop fossil fuel investment, but fast fare forever as we have earlier put it clearly. This global fight to end fossil first fast fare forever. It's an opportunity, a companion opportunity, a moment for us to build our strong voices together, our powers together to mobilize our communities, not just in September 15 16 and 17. But throughout the year, as drum beat of actions, where communities are taking the frontline to bring back or bring out the issues that they're dealing with. As I speak to you, we have just ended the witness the wrap up of the Africa climate summit. With a very weak outcome paper or declaration that came out of this, that did not, you know, strongly, you know, bring out the issue of fossil fuel first out, because major polluters have captured the space and have influenced some part of the outcome of this summit. But there are critical opportunities and hopes that came out of the summit, the Africa climate summit, you know, let Africa have a clear potential to go 100% renewable. But it have the African continent hosted over 40% of the world mineral that is required. That war requires to transition into renewable energy. So, it is clear and evident that the fossil fuel finances, the MDBs World Bank and others have been continuously not fulfilling their commitment to the Paris argument that they are not, you know, moving from investing in fossil fuels to renewable. That's why we also need to call them accountable in this in this campaign in this drum bit of actions to ensure that the issues are pushed out, put out on them on critical action that needs to be taken so that they stop financing fossil fuel and invest in renewable. Before the summit in Kenya, I was interacting and in a conversation with a lot of climate activists across Africa, one case in Nigeria, in Patakos, the activists were telling us that the oil splits in Nigeria are actually now affecting the food. The cassavas, the food crops in Nigeria. So when you take out your cassava, you see oil splits or speeds of oil in your cassava. So that means that the industry, the fossil fuel industries are not just affecting environmental pollution and air pollution, but it's also affecting the survival of the citizens, the survival of the people. The food chains have been affected, the water chains have been affected and it is critical for us to really work together and fight back against the fossil fuel industry. Lady have talked about the critical demand that we have pulled together as community, as people, as activists, as movements globally to ensure that, you know, we push back. Against all known fossil fuel advancement in industries across the globe. And then, you know, it is critical for us to quickly, you know, push very hard on a rapid and just equitable transition. And I push out of a fossil fuel advancement in all across board. We also really need to, you know, fight back against all these false solutions. It has been carbon, carbon credits, it has been a geoengineering, all these false solutions that are not really working for communities. We cannot see our communities being told that they cannot utilize the crops due to carbon credits, giving them a small amount of money for survival, and then also controlling the forest. And we all know that the forests are being used as adaptive mechanisms, adaptive spaces where when the crisis of food crisis hits communities, they rely on this in the wild, wild food, wild crops in the forest. But now if they are selling and giving license to polluters, giving their forest to them under conditions, academic conditions, is giving a dignity and giving, you know, you know, the livelihood to these communities under these false solutions. Polluters must be hold accountable, and it's us as citizens that can hold the polluters accountable. So that is why a global movement is needed. A global community is needed for us to pull our powers together. One thing that is clear, the, the governments will listen to the voices of the people. We need to mobilize on media. You also need to create the numbers to hold leaders accountable to quickly transition from fossil fuel dangerous calamities that are causing on the continent and the globe, but also into just fair and equitable transition that is related right now. Thank you. Fantastic. Thank you so much. I'm going to go quickly to Jean Sue. Jean is the director of energy justice program and senior attorney at the Center for biological diversity and a coordinator of the March in New York City. Jean, can you tell us a little bit about what to expect in New York and what to expect from Biden. Great. So, a lot. Here we go. So welcome everybody. And this is just so amazing to be on a call with people around the world so that you know there is such a tapestry of people out there mobilizing to end fossil fuels. This is the power where we all live and unfortunately we're on a zoom call but I hope everybody feels it. It's amazing. So who's Biden. Good question, Michael Hurst. So I am helping coordinate the New York City March, which is happening on the 17th. So in 10 days, we have 10 days to go. And what is this, what is this about it's about what everybody is talking about the fact that we have a global moment to seize on to stop fossil fuels. The United States, unfortunately, we're in a really bad spot. We have a president who is dramatically expanding fossil fuel production, whether it is in Alaska drilling away at the willow project or Alaska LNG project, or in other words, there are worse. There's the Mountain Valley pipeline that was just green light and indigenous communities and poor communities all across Appalachia in the United States are being harmed. This is a legacy of environmental racism and environmental violence in the United States, especially to black brown indigenous and Asian communities all across the United States. That's a problem. That's a huge problem for President Biden, especially because he came in and touted himself as a climate leader. He just passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which I'm sure many of you don't know exactly what it is. Most Americans do not know what it is. And it's been shown that any benefits coming from clean energy deployment through the Inflation Reduction Act will actually be wiped out by the massive amount of production that the United States is doing in terms of its fossil fuels and the massive amounts of environmental injustice that it is deploying on communities in the United States. So for years we've been building up this momentum to actually link fossil fuels with the climate emergency in the United States. And finally this summer, people in the United States are connecting these dots. And I think it is because of the extremely tragic, tragic fires in Maui, the extremely horrifying deaths that happened in Arizona and all across the Southwest here in the United States, where people literally fell on the concrete in the street and got third degree burns because it was so hot. We have had tremendous tragedies this summer in the United States and it just is mirrored across the world everywhere from Turkey to China. So, finally, people are coming together to understand that fossil fuels equals the climate emergency, the climate emergency equals fossil fuels. And so we're seizing on this moment where people are making this understanding and they are mobilizing in the thousands to come to New York City in 10 days. And this is all in support of the Climate Ambition Summit for the UN Secretary General, where this is just such an unprecedented moment where we have for the first time the chief of the United Nations being so explicit that fossil fuels is making our climate emergency. And that he is asking for heads of state to come to New York City and commit to no new fossil fuel development, and to put out credible fossil fuel phase out plans. So our job in the United States is to amplify Secretary Gutierrez is to support him, and to urge President Biden to step into those doors at the Climate Ambition Summit and actually make those commitments. And we have the possibility to do that in 10 days. So what is happening in New York City is that we have around probably 12 to 15,000 people in the streets. I'm so excited to see many people from the United States on this call, and so many people around the world who will probably be in the be in New York as well. We need you to show up. We need you to be there in power. If you are bringing 10 friends, that's great. Make sure that each of those people brings another 10 friends. The idea is to show the physical physical force of people who actually want fossil fuels to stop. We cannot let this greenwashing continue in the United States where politicians can say, you know, I'm going to just build more clean energy while still allowing fossil fuels to develop. It's time for President Biden and everybody to understand that he has the legal powers to declare a climate emergency and actually phase out fossil fuels. And the New York City March is to tell him loud and clear that people want this. They want an end to fossil fuels and they know he has the legal ability to do that. He does not need to rely on Congress to do it. He can do it himself. So that is what's happening. And at the front of the March are going to be frontline fossil fuel leaders from across the United States, everywhere from the Gulf South to the Permian Basin from the side of extraction to the site of refining. All of these communities have been poisoned and they are tired of it, and they are going to be at the front of our March, followed by incredible youth leaders around the country and around the world who have been saying, for decades now that it is their life that is going to suffer. So we are welcoming all of you to come out to New York, and to wherever you are in the world to mobilize to get out on the streets to actually give us your photos, those images because we're going to blast it in New York to show that people in the United States are not alone in their fight that this is part of our fast, fair and forever transition. And we want to make sure that this entire tapestry is absolutely woven together, and that people feel that they are together with everybody in the world when we fight against fossil fuels. Thank you. Wow. Jesus, thank you so much. Your passion is infectious. And I love this vision you've just created of a tapestry that is so awesome. So that's a little bit of what's happening in New York. We know that organizing is happening around the world. Thank you Sandra for inspiring us with 200 actions you noted in the chat in Germany. Let us know in the chat what you're planning on organizing, put in links. Let's share them with each other. Let's get inspired with each other, but what's happening around the world. So please use that chat function. If you have specific questions, put them in the Q&A at the bottom. Well, here's a place where organizing really has mattered. And if there's one place that we can learn from this year, of course, it's in Ecuador, and the incredible Yusuni victory. I'm going to turn now to Yvonne Yanez from Axion Ecologica in Ecuador. Thank you for joining us. Thank you Sephora. Good morning, afternoon, and good night to everybody here connected. Well, I would like to, I am sure that probably the almost 200 people that is now sharing this Zoom call with us, that they know that the 20th of August, Ecuador chose to keep fossil fuel on the ground in one part of the Amazonia, in Ecuadorian Amazonia. And this is not only important for the local people that lives in this area that has been affected for almost seven years. But it is important also for Ecuador, because this force us to go towards a post oil economy. This force us to go to a society which needs to think what we want for our future. And also this is important for the world, because I think that shows a really change of paradigm. This is really a case. I really think that this is probably the most important step in this escalation that we are mentioning here that we have to do to fight fossil fuels. And this is this is what we used to call now. This is the association of the world, the first step. And of course, I think that now, because it was 20 years as 30 years as leading mention of fight. And we probably think, okay, we won. No, we didn't yet, because the government and the oil companies do not want to accomplish what the mandate of the Ecuadorians order the 20th of August. The past two weeks declarations about, oh, we need more than 10 years to do this. Oh, we are not sure if we are going to do this because we don't, we can't, we need the money, the same discourse that they have been doing during the two months of campaign. So now is very, very important this crucial that in all the mobilizations around this 15th of September and 16 and 17th of September. All the voices show that the Yasuni case is important for the global struggle with the science with the mentions in the discourses with anything. And if you can share with that with us in the webpage that you set up or anything. There will be an important voice to show to the government to this government and to the next one because the 15th of October we will have a new election, the second round for president. So for the new president coming to. So I think that just to finish the Yasuni, let's say case, the Yasuni new paradigm. I think that is an opportunity for all the social movements because this force has to talk about the ecological debt, the climate debt. This force has to talk about what is with quotes, just transition. What means for the societies to go to a power to a path, which will be different of a different dependence of fossil fuels. And also, I want to say that what means dependency, we have been discussing with little deal with lady and other people the other day, which is the probability, which are the countries with depends the most because they said, oh, we upload the oil because it depends so much on oil. It's of course we depend, but probably other countries depend more than Ecuador, like, for example, Canada, or the US, or any northern country, any capitalist country in the world is depending on the system of oil, fossil fuels in general, minerals, etc. So I would like to finish also asking you to be alert, because in the next days probably we are going to ask you, not only to share your voices regarding Yasuni in the in the 15 17 of September, but probably to ask you to send letters to the government and to the next government to that. We are being observed from the world that what is inspiring for everybody must be achieved seriously and in a fast way, in a fair way, and forever, because the idea is that we want to keep fossil fuels there forever. And of course, I would like to ask to add that we should be fast, fair forever and furious, because we are furious that the oil companies and the governments want to do whatever they want. And this is not fair for the planet and humanity and for the non humans too. So thank you very much for your support. And also thank you very much for what is coming and also the solidarity and everything that can be done in the future. Thank you very much. Well, thank you everyone and congratulations for what you've achieved, what everyone has achieved so far in Ecuador and we will be alert to support you and others and make sure that it's real and I love that fast, fair forever and furious. I want to turn now to Eric, I'm going to say your name wrong Eric, Eric, did you go not who I know, and I've been inspired by, of course, many of you have as well renowned youth climate justice organizer Fridays for the future. MAPA is going to tell us a little bit about some of the youth led mobilizations over to you Eric. Thank you so much. Yeah, my name is pronounced Shinjuguna. So Eric, it was almost close. It was almost close. Yes. So, in September, young people across the globe are coming together to demand for climate justice. We're calling for a phase out a rapid, rapid and equitable phase out of all fossil fuels, and also calling for massive investment in publicly led renewable energy. I come from Kenya, a country that has access to renewable energy, 80% of electricity grid is powered by renewable energy. But it is also flaunted as a renewable energy leader, but I believe that Kenya's path is not the pathway that other countries should follow. There is increasing calls for privatization of Kenya's renewable energy. And independent power producers control around 40% of Kenya's electricity market share. We're not just moving from big oil to big renewables, while it's also replicating the same business models. That is also the same reality with where this renewable energy infrastructure has been constructed on indigenous peoples lands who have not consented to for their lands to be used for this purposes. And that is why as we move to adjust an equitable future, we need a principle to just an equitable future that prioritizes the rights of indigenous communities that pushes energy as a common good and not a commodity. We must reject the privatization and commodification of renewable energy resources from the infrastructure to the electricity itself. At the same time, we are joining this mobilizations because there is increasing, there is increasing, there is increasing greenwashing and pushing for false solutions. Lambeen who is here in Nairobi, I've been with Lambeen during the Africa Climate Summit and there has been false solutions are taking the center stage from carbon markets to geoengineering and that is the same with September at the UNGA. False solutions like carbon markets, geoengineering like SRM, marine geoengineering are taking the center stage and derailing and impeding our own capacity to be able to push real solutions that mitigate fossil fuels. And that is why we need to reset because development agenda to focus on solutions that actually benefit the communities as opposed to solutions like carbon markets and carbon credits that end up as a ticket to pollute while it's not getting down on real emissions. And that is why frustrated by the push of false solutions and the lack of action in terms of delivery of cutting down. Eric I'm sorry we're not hearing you it might be that you might want to turn off your video so we can make sure we can hear you better. And lack of finance for just transition but also lack of finance for adaptation and the loss and damage with the big push. Okay, can you hear me now testing. I can hear whoever that was. Is it better testing. Yes. Okay, testing. Testing, can you hear me. Yes, we can hear that. What did you do. Oh, and so what I was saying is that because of a frustrated young people are taking to the streets, because we have been frustrated by the lack of inaction in terms of delivery of finance for adaptation, mitigation, but also from the push of false solutions like carbon markets, engineering, this is pushing us to take to the streets and demand to really just and equitable solutions and we're inviting all of you guys to join us and be a part of this global and unique movement to demand for justice for communities in the global south disproportionately affected by the impacts of the climate crisis. Thank you. Thank you so much, Eric, and especially that call out to to to recognize and call out fossilitions. We can't go out of the pan and into the fire. Literally, we need to make sure that the solutions that are elected decision makers are putting forward are benefiting communities. I want to turn now to Kingsley Kingsley, a dog in Nigeria, the national coordinator and country representative for Fridays for the future. Nigeria. Kingsley you've also been I think at the African climate summit and and organizing the Fridays for future March in Nigeria tell us what's planned. Kingsley I think you're muted. Nope, now you're muted again. We're going to get this. Now we can hear you. Yay. Okay. Thank you so much. Zipora and my co-panelist and the rest of the participants. My name is Kingsley. I'm the Fridays for future Nigeria national coordinator and also the climate life Nigeria country representative. I'm so happy to be a part of this call today. From my busy schedules, I have to make this possible. I was supposed to be somewhere right now, but I'm so happy that I'm happy to be with you here. Because this is where we are supposed to be. I don't supposed to be in the other places that have been invited. But I will make out time and see what I can do. Okay, I don't know if I'm audible enough because since I'm away from my home. It's like my connection is not too good, but maybe I'll turn off my video so that you may hear me very well. I don't know if that is allowed. We can hear you fine. You're good right now. Yeah. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So, yes, what look at what everyone is saying everyone that has spoken here has not said anything different. What everyone has said is, is, is just a true reflection of the feelings of the people of what is happening globally. And I take a look at the participants in this call. You see so many people are here and that tells you that people are presently worried with what is happening. So, let me just point it out here that Nigeria is happy to be a part of this global mobilization to end fossil fuels. Because is, you all know that Nigeria is the major producer and that means we contribute as Nigeria contributes to the climate crisis. We're living in crisis globally and the crisis, you know, keeps escalating. I think that there should be a solution to that. And the people that are supposed to offer a solution to the. They saw this happening that they are the ones that are responsible for the escalation of the crisis. Now, for instance, when someone was speaking someone mentioned of a part of Nigeria, commonly referred to as the Niger Delta region. What he said, or the few things he said about Nigeria's Niger Delta region is nothing but the fact. The people of Niger Delta, the indigenous people of Niger Delta, they are suffering. They are undergoing pains, excruciating pains because their farmlands have been destroyed, have been devastated. From waste from this fossil fuel, you know, industries over the air. Now, and our leaders, our government here who are supposed to put an end to this is so disheartening that they are even a part of this because they are making huge profits from these people. The fossil fuel industry, and those financial institutions that are sponsoring those are investing hugely on fossil fuels. They have destroyed every part of Niger Delta in this at the point that as I speak to you, the Niger Delta people have nowhere to farm. Their farmlands are destroyed. And even their waters are even contaminated from oil spillages. So what do you expect from the people? I know that the government here has any much reasonable provisions for them just to take care or to pay them any form of compensations. These things that you collect money from this fossil fuel industry and the enablers, you just to destroy your own people. What kind of economy is that? Our economy is purely fossil based. And it's so disheartening that all the agreements that have been signed starting from the Paris Agreement to date, Nigeria has been a part of it. But all those are just lip service. Back home here, nothing is being implemented. And that is the more reason we are planning big. We chose Abuja to be the place for this end fossil fuel march next week because we no longer want to speak to our leaders from hiding. We want to talk to them directly. We want to go to the national parliament and talk to them that is high time Nigeria transition from fossil fuel energy sources to renewable energy sources. Because this is killing us. We are in pains here. And you, the leaders, you are doing almost nothing. People are dying. Last, I think earlier this year we launched a campaign that we called fossil free Nigeria. And that was the day we launched the campaign was the day the new president administration in Nigeria was inaugurated in Abuja at the Ego Square. So we also used that opportunity. We launched the campaign that day. We spoke to the incumbent president of Nigeria who was being sworn in on that day. We spoke to him. We showed him our banners, our placards. We need an economy that is not fossil based. Nigeria should lead if there is any country in the world where this campaign should happen first and happen in a more drastic or in a hood you think is Nigeria. Nigeria is supposed to be the country. And that is why we are going to Abuja next week. Yes, we're not afraid of the intimidation. Yes, we're not afraid of the intimidation, the big polluters. We know that we are not happy with what we are doing, but we cannot be threatened. We are not frightened because we are determined. We want to save our people from these greedy polluters. They don't care about our lives. They don't care about our sustenance. They don't care about our families. They don't care about our future. They only care about the profits they are making from their huge investments on fossil fuels. And that is the reason we chose Abuja. Next week we will be there, give the light, let them arrest us. And in fact, as I'm talking to you now, our team, because we have delegated a lot of people, we are mobilizing different organizations. That have similar vision, just like ours, to come out in mass and join us. We will speak to our president next week. We will speak to all our lawmakers in Abuja. Yes, we need to transition from fossil fuel, the best economy, to renewable energy sources. And we need to end fossil fuel now, not tomorrow. That is why we are a part of this global mobilization to end fossil fuel fast, fair and forever. It's going to be done fast. It's not going to be done maybe in the next century. It's not going to be done maybe in the next decade. It needs to happen fast now, and it's the time that we need to do this. Absolutely. It's just a reflection of my feeling and the feeling of my people. So I am calling on everyone, you guys are great people. I'm sorry, if you don't see it from the way I'm seeing it, you will not be in this call today. And I want to sincerely thank the professor. Professor, I see your great work. You've been championing a lot of things. In fact, we appreciate you and your efforts. We appreciate every one of you here. You guys, you are heroes because you are fighting our future for our dear planet. In fact, the entire ecosystem is being threatened. Our environments are being threatened because a set of people want to make money. So a set of people want to have investments on fossil fuels. Nobody wants to transition to renewable sources, energy sources. And these things, they know the impacts on our people. But because of their greediness, they don't want to be fair. They don't want to be truthful to themselves and to the people that they are leading. So Nigeria is one of the countries that you will notice. You will see as from next week, a huge march. It is a peaceful march. We've told the police that our march is a peaceful one. We are not going to do anything political. We are not part of a political organization or party. We are only trying to sensitize our people and our leaders on the need for them. For Nigeria, where I belong to, to transition to renewable energy sources. So next week on the 15th, we shall all assemble in front of Nigeria's national parliament and talk to them. We will have different kind of presentations. There will be speakers, people are going to speak. There will be a placard display, banner display. There will be performances. All these are a lot to, you know, let me demand making our leaders see with us the need, urgent need for our country, Nigeria, to transition to renewable energy sources. So I don't want to take much of your time. Just a summary of what we're going to do next week and thank you one and all for this opportunity. And I'm so glad that I'm a part of this and that Nigeria is a part of this. Thank you and God bless you all. Thank you so much Kingsley for your relentless organizing your determination, your courage and the fire that you brought to this webinar. We need that I'm really excited to watch the campaign fossil free Nigeria. And, and, and wishing you all the best for that March that you're organizing. I know we're near the top of the hour. I'm going to ask people if you can stay just for a couple of more minutes. We have two last speakers. They're absolutely incredible. Of course, many of you know, Zayna Kalahaji, who is the head of organizing and campaigning at 350.org Zayna tell us about power up. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody for being here with us today. I mean, hearing Kingsley, one can just build the furious that even was speaking about. It's not just furious. It's anger. It's utmost level of anger. As everybody has been saying, for the crisis that we have, there are culprits behind this crisis. And these culprits are known. And sadly, these culprits are amassing huge amount of money on the fate of basically gaining money and what our planet is burning, where our home are disappearing and where our river are drying out and the food and laughing. I want to give you one number that I hope going to give you information and probably going to build more anger in your head. Exxon, Shell, Total and Chavron among those companies that are amassing this profit on this on expense on our health and environment. I mean, only this quarter, first quarter of the year, 32, 33.2 billion US dollar. At first quarter of the year, they got 33.2 billion dollar. Total and Exxon excess profit in 2022 was 56 billion US dollar. Our colleague from Africa, this week we had the African summit. There was an appeal to accelerate renewable energy in Africa, not because it's a demand. It's a just demand because the situation is unfair. There are 200 million person in Africa with no access to energy. Energy is the right. Our access to energy mean that we have a decent life. We can grow our children. We can grow our economy. These people are prevented from the access on the expense of the profit of the company. That's why we are calling for power up. What we want to do, we want to accelerate the rollout of renewable energy because this is a just demand. This is a fair demand for people in the global south as well in the global north. Because we cannot live without access to energy and we need to invest in renewable energy. So the fossil fuel industry need to be taxed to pay that profit that they're amassing on our expense of our health and environment to really put that investment in the right place, put that investment in where it's needed. That's why we are calling for an arc, and I'm calling it an arc of action, arc of pressure, arc of mobilization. Yes, we are all going to be marching on a 15. Many of us going to be in 17 in New York and we're going to valley behind, but we're going to continue that pressure because as Zipporah said at the beginning, there is a momentum but decisions are not being made. Every year we go to the COP meeting, the climate negotiation decision are not being taken. We want to create an arc from now to the next COP meeting that's going to take place in the end of November in the United Arab Emirates. And we are calling for all of you to come together with us on November 3 and 4 to start demanding and working together for the renewable energy revolution because we need to get this company to pay for their responsibility. And we need to make sure investment in renewable energy is happening, and it's happening in the right place because that is justice, that is fairness, and that is basic human right. We all need to have access to energy, renewable energy, clean energy. Please join us for power up on the 3rd and 4th of November. Thank you. Fantastic. Thank you, Zaina global power up dot org folks that campaign. The links are in the chat. Fantastic campaign and what a great way to continue the momentum after next week in the, and the, and the days of action. Our final speaker again, just on solutions, looking at solutions and looking at what we can and what we need to escalate the replacement of fossil fuels with and also how to talk to it. I want to turn to Dave Jones, the global insights leader at Ember and independent energy think tank. Dave over to you. Thank you so much for inviting me. I would talk to you about why we need to not only mobilize against fossil fuels. We also need to mobilize for renewables, which is what power up on the 3rd and 4th of November is all about every climate and energy model shows the quickest way to cut fossil fuel use is to build renewable electricity. We need to build renewables by 20 triple renewables by 2030 to get us on track for one and a half degrees when the solar produced 12% of the world's electricity last year by 2030 it needs to be 40% of the world's electricity. It's impossible if we do it alongside better efficiency and means that by 2035 we can cut cut global fossil fuel use by two thirds. And that's not fanciful optimism that's the IEA say at the international energy agency saying that a two thirds fall in global energy use in a little over a decade is possible. And the most critical part of that is by tripling renewables. The CCC showed us clearly when the solar the biggest and the cheapest tools that we have in the toolbox today. And countries are getting the message of Germany and Greece are planning to build enough renewables generate over 80% of their electricity by 2030 Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Portugal planning for 100% of their electricity to be clean by 2030. The global renewables is being stored in China and renewables is the reason why China is already close close to halting their rise in coal power. When the solar and wind are cutting coal gas use today make our electricity clean but they're also already powering electric cars that cutting our oil use for heat pumps. In the future electrification will develop an areas we can't yet add them will use electricity to make proton to make proteins for a place animal farming to replace cotton with fibers and to make plastics out of electricity instead of oil. Electricity will become the preferred source of energy for most all applications and it will make fossil fuels redundant renewable electricity will help repair entire fossil economy that we have today. And actually, the proposal from the COP 28 presidency now to agree this goal to triple renewables, we need to get governments to support this opportunities on that table now for a very limited period. So why is there hesitancy from governments on renewables where they're facing two problems first renewables are competing against lots of other low carbon technologies. Those low carbon technologies like hydrogen and carbon capture being championed by fossil fuel companies and a dangerous distraction distraction which takes the oxygen away from renewables. We need to tell governments the renewables is not a solution, but it's the solution. Second renewables is already becoming a victim of his own success building renewables the scale is relatively easy for a few years but maintaining that year in year out is really not that easy. And there are already people coming out to campaign to slow down renewables they're overly worried about land use that over worried they're overly worried about costs. Many just don't understand the urgency by which we need to cut emissions and they come their campaigning is working. We need to counter those voices. It's easy to say no to things we need to say yes to things we need to focus on building, not just closing, we need him be is and not nimby is them. We need to, we can't keep burning fossil fuels we need to fight the problem that's clear but we also need to fight for the solution and renewable electricity is the solution, and it needs your help. Thank you. Thank you so much Dave I love that we can't just say no we also have to say yes what an incredible powerhouse of speakers from around the world today I saw a lot of questions in the q amp a but also was checking them off and seeing that people were addressing them as they were talking and we are, of course, a little bit over time. I want to just add one other solution to the mix. Many of you have, I hope, heard of the fossil fuel nonproforation treaty already officially proposed on the floor of the UN by the Pacific Island nation of Benowatu. Last year, followed by to value at COP 27, the fossil fuel treaty calls for a global transition to clean renewable energy and other low carbon solutions. It's insane that we're continuing to grow the problem that we have on track. We're on track now to produce 110% more fossil fuel production oil gas and coal by 2030 than the world can ever burn and stay below 1.5 degrees. We need international cooperation if we're going to ensure that the transition away from fossil fuels and a managed decline of fossil fuel production and emissions is equitable. We need countries to actually cooperate on who gets to produce and how much and not leave it up to the markets if we leave it to the markets there will be no justice. This proposal for a fossil fuel treaty is gaining ground nearly 100 cities, 2,500 civil society organizations, millions of individuals, including Nobel laureates, 3,000 academics, hundreds of indigenous health and youth and faith groups. And now, of course, you may have heard that the state of California endorsed the fossil fuel treaty last week. Thank you to Gene Sue and I am and many others who worked on that California initiative. Join us at fossil fuel treaty.org because we don't just need to stop the fossil fuel expansion in Nigeria in Ecuador and Sarawakoo in the wetsuits and territories in northern BC. We need to stop fossil fuel expansion everywhere and together we are greater than the sum of our parts. Again, thank you so much to everyone from around the world who has joined who is organizing in your communities who are planning marches and actions September 15 to 17 and then again organizing around the global power up day in November. Look, folks, history is made by those who show up. And next week we will show up. We know that we have the technology. We have the finance. We have the capability to stop the expansion of fossil fuels. We know that renewables are cheaper and safer for our communities. And in fact, we'll save lives. So what's holding us back? What's holding us back is the power of the fossil fuel industry, the power of vested interest to keep making those obscene profits that Zaina told us about. And what can confront that power is building our own power, is making sure that elected officials cannot ignore us, that we are standing up, that we are calling out those false solutions and together we can make sure that they are going to act. Especially with this last summer behind us and what we've witnessed around the world, from the fire sweeping the planet to the heat waves to the floods, no one knows exactly what the future holds. But today, listening to all of you and seeing your plans in the chat, we know who holds it and it's us. Thank you for all of your organizing and I look forward to marching in the streets with you in the next 10 days. Take care everybody and don't forget and fossil fuels use that hashtag check out the website if you're not sure where to organize in your communities and join us and thank you so much to all of you for sharing on the panel today for sharing your knowledge. Thank you. Bye-bye.