Tell world leaders: those responsible for the crisis must pay for it ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Hi John,

From the wildfire smoke in the U.S. to the drought in East Africa, people everywhere are suffering from the deadly effects of the climate crisis, all while struggling with the surging cost of living and access to electricity.

At the same time, those that polluted our world and caused this crisis — the billionaires at the head of oil corporations — are making record profits, again.¹

This system that only benefits the rich and destroys our planet needs changing. That starts with making those responsible for the crisis — coal, oil and gas corporations — pay up to fund the solutions.

And today, we have a chance to influence that. World leaders are meeting at a summit in Paris to talk about making the international system fairer AND how to fund solutions to the climate crisis.²

Some rich countries will try to just tweak this broken system by encouraging renewable investments by big corporations. But we know that won’t work.

Corporations have chosen their own profits over projects that benefit people and the planet, again and again. The solutions must be community-led and owned.

What the leaders don’t realize is that we are at home watching — ready to demand better. If we can show them the weight of public pressure behind our demand, John, we can remind them that they serve people, not oil barons, and push them onto the right course.

Will you urge world leaders to tax the unjust profits of oil corporations and use that money to fund a just transition to renewable energy for everyone?

Add your name »

We know that taxing fossil fuel companies alone isn’t enough to solve the climate crisis. We also need that money to be distributed fairly, making sure those most affected by climate change around the world, in countries that had the least to do with creating the crisis, and those without adequate access to electricity, get some.

But to make sure the transition to renewables is fair and happens quickly, we need practical solutions NOW, and to hold those responsible accountable.

Taxing energy companies' massive unjust profits to fund that transition is a good start. Add your name today.

If we charged oil and gas production by an extra 10% in taxes, we would have raised an additional $400 billion in 2022 alone.³

Just think what could have been achieved if that money had gone into funding renewable community energy for everyone, rather than oil billionaires’ pockets.

These big, international political summits do have the power to make real change happen. Last year, at the UN climate conference, pressure from our movement in the form of protests, petitions, and letters got rich countries to agree to pay up for loss and damage.⁴ We can do this again.

So please, add your name to our petition so we can make sure leaders at the summit know we want to leave future generations a healthy, safe and beautiful world. And to achieve that, we need funds for renewables. Let’s make the coal, oil, and gas companies pay for it.

Add your name »

Onwards,

Deborah for 350.org

1 - The Guardian
2 - Global Citizen
3 - IEA
4 - 350.org