Fossil Fuel Treaty. (2023, September 1). State Of California Becomes the Largest Economy To Endorse The Call For A Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Retrieved Jan 27th, 2024, from https://fossilfueltreaty.org/california-assembly#:~:text=01st%20September%2C%202023%20%E2%80%93%20In%20a,economy%20to%20support%20the%20proposal.
California passed a resolution endorsing the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, becoming the largest global economy to support the proposal. (Non-proliferation = efforts and policies aimed at preventing the spread or proliferation of certain types of weapons, particularly nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.) The resolution urges Biden to back Pacific nations seeking a negotiating mandate for the treaty. The resolution is to try and manage fossil fuel production, including phasing out coal, oil, and gas, protecting workers, and transitioning to renewable energy.
This article is very much so related to environmental science as it addresses the endorsement of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. This shows the state’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gasses and addressing climate change. These are all goals shared with those of the environmental science world. I found this article pretty interesting as I thought that this was a pretty big resolution and a pretty important one. I believe this is a very necessary and positive step in addressing climate change. Maybe other governments will follow? Who knows.
I found this article and the abstract that followed along very interesting. This is a very important step that shows a government creating change that reduces greenhouse gas for basically no cost. It not only saves our sensitive ecosystems but also protects workers, who often are put in dangerous toxic environments in fossil fuel industries of various stages. Hopefully, in the future, more places can implement Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to protect our planet and people.