✍️ SIGN NOW: Ban fossil fuel lobbyists from COP31
Imagine hosting a conference on quitting smoking and inviting Philip Morris or British American Tobacco to pull the strings behind closed doors. It’s not allowed by the World Health Organisation – and for good reason.
It’s no surprise that fossil fuel corporations are out to sabotage global climate action. But did you know they do it from within UN climate talks?
At COP29 in Azerbaijan, fossil fuel lobbyists outnumbered the delegations of almost every country. Oil deals were brokered on the sidelines. Ministers were courted at coal and gas sponsored events. And when Scott Morrison was Prime Minister, Australia’s official pavilion proudly promoted gas giant Santos.
It’s how climate negotiations consistently get derailed – and it’s all by design. Coal, oil and gas are the top causes of the climate crisis. Fossil fuel corporations and their lobbyists are given privileged access to push their agenda. They stifle calls to stop opening new gas and coal mines from Pacific leaders, scientists and people around the world – all while lining their pockets.
Now, Australia has a once-in-a-generation chance to stop it: Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will be the President of next year's COP31, giving him "exclusive authority" over the negotiations.
We’re calling on the Australian Government to commit to a fossil fuel-free COP31. ✍️ Can you sign the petition calling on the Australian government to ban fossil fuel lobbyists from COP31?
To the Hon. Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy--
We call on the Australian Government to ban fossil fuel corporations and lobbyists from COP31 as a step towards phasing out coal, oil and gas.
These global climate talks should be a space for ambition and hope. But time and again, fossil fuel corporations use it as an opportunity to weaken global agreements and delay meaningful climate action – all while lining their pockets.
We the undersigned call on the Australian Government to show climate leadership by pledging to make COP31, and all future COP meetings, a fossil fuel lobbyist-free zone.