Global Parliamentarians’ Inquiry into the Progress of Fossil Fuels Phase Out
From a simple call to add the voices of climate-concerned Parliamentarians to persuade governments, public institutions and corporations to take more decisive climate actions, Global Parliamentarians have taken a step further.
On September 17-18, 2023, the Parliamentarians’ Network for a Fossil-Fuel Free Future launched the Global Parliamentarians’ Inquiry on the Progress of Fossil Fuels Phase Out during New York Climate Week. Four hearings have been convened, and the outcomes will be presented at COP29 in Baku.
The Inquiry aims to:
Raise public attention and awareness on the urgency of a rapid, equitable and just energy transition;
Collect, synthesize and publicly share information, analyses and recommendations from experts, stakeholders and parliamentarians regarding the progress of the energy transition; and,
Generate pressure on governments, public institutions and corporations to scale up commitments and actions on the transition.
Global Inquiry Committee
The Inquiries are led by the Global Inquiry Committee, composed of the following parliamentarians from different countries, including:
Saber H Chowdhury, Former Member of Parliament of Bangladesh
Anthony Kasandwe, Member of Parliament of Zambia
Ed Markey, Senator, United States of America
Raoul Manuel, Member of Parliament of the Philippines
Jamaal Bowman, Congressman, United States of America
Livia Duarte, Member of Parliament of Brazil
Juan Carlos Lozada, Member of Parliament of Colombia
Lawrence Biyika Songa, Member of Parliament of Uganda
Lisa Badum, Member of Parliament of Germany
Nusrat Shaaban Hanje, Member of Parliament of Tanzania
Rebecca Yei Kamara, Member of Parliament of Sierra Leone
Risa Hontiveros, Senator of the Philippines
Rosa Galvez, Senator of Canada
Cecilia Requena, Senator of Bolivia
Sahar Albazar, Member of Parliament of Egypt
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Schedule and Topics of the Global Inquiry
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Public Hearing with Civil Society on all topics to be addressed by the Global Parliamentary Inquiry.
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Public hearing on progress in the phase out of public and private financing for new fossil fuel projects. Hosted by Senator Ed Markey.
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Also the Launch of the Preliminary Report of the Global Inquiry Committee.
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Focusing on the progress in the phase out of public and private sector financing for fossil fuel projects. On the sidelines of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Apulia, Italy.
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Call for written submissions
The Global Inquiry Committee aims to gather science and evidence-based studies, research and testimonies from a broad range of stakeholders involved in the fossil fuels phase out. As such, they have issued a call for written submissions on the following topics of the Global Inquiry:
Consistency of NDC Pledges with Fair Sharing of Climate Action to keep Temperature rise to Below 1.5 degrees
Progress in the Phase out of Public and Private Financing for New Fossil Fuel Projects
Progress in Climate Finance Delivery Needed for the Energy Transition
International Cooperation Needed for the Energy Transition
These submissions will be reviewed by the committee for possible inclusion in the final report of the Global Inquiry that will be launched during the COP 28 at Dubai in December.
Written submissions may be sent to info@parlfossilfree.org.
Please include the full name of the author and/or organization for proper attribution and citation.
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