»Globale Sonderabgabe auf fossile Energieträger nötig«

»The Paris climate summit was an opportunity for countries to acknowledge the seriousness of climate change and the need to urgently decarbonise our economies.  However the Paris agreement will not be enough to stop climate change impacting the most vulnerable communities.  Its impact is already being felt in all corners of the globe.  Vulnerable communities on the frontline of climate change are already suffering worse droughts, more intense storms, and their homes are already being encroached upon by rising sea levels.  They are already suffering loss and damage from climate change.
Leaving Paris we will push for more ambitious climate action, and to ensure that the most vulnerable are supported in facing the worst impacts of climate change – a problem they had no part in creating.
The industry that is most responsible for climate change is the fossil fuel industry – responsible for roughly 70% of greenhouse gas emissions.  The fossil fuel industry is responsible not only for the majority of carbon emissions but also for the delay in dealing with the problem.  They have known about climate change for decades, yet have funded climate denialists and have subverted political processes aimed at fighting the problem. International law – and basic fairness – say that the fossil fuel industry should pay for the loss and damage that their product is causing.
We will therefore work to introduce a global fossil fuel extraction levy (the Carbon Levy) to ensure that the people facing the worst impacts of climate change are compensated by those that caused the problem.
We support work by allies on legal strategies to bring the fossil fuel industry to account for the damage their product is causing.  And it is crucial to ensure that fossil fuels are phased out and replaced by renewable energy by mid century.

We encourage you to join us.

[Ausgewählte UnterzeichnerInnen der insgesamt über 60 Organisationen und Persönlichkeiten:]

Ronny Jumeau, Ambassador for Climate Change and Small Island Developing State Issues, Seychelles
Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything, United States
Bill McKibben, Founder, 350.org, United States
Mithika Mwenda, Secretary General, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, Kenya
Samantha Smith, Leader WWF Global Climate & Energy Initiative, WWF International
Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director, Greenpeace International, South Africa
Dr Saleemul Huq, Director of the International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD), Bangladesh
Yeb Sano, the Philippines
Dr Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History and Science Study, Harvard University and author of Merchants of Doubt, United States
Barbara Unmüßig, President, Heinrich Boell Foundation, Germany«

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