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 are taking it 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 Climate Week in NYC.

This first Hearing, and upcoming meetings of the Inquiry, will:

  • 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 will be led by the Global Inquiry Committee composed of the following parliamentarians from different countries, including:

Saber H Chowdhury, Member of Parliament of Bangladesh

Johnson Gwaikolo, Member of Parliament of Liberia

Martina Casás, Member of Parliament of Uruguay

Cecilia Requena, Senator of Bolivia

Anthony Kasandwe, Member of Parliament of Zambia

Ed Markey, Senator, United States of America

Jamaal Bowman, Congressman, United States of America

Jeetendra Narayan Dev, Member of Parliament of Nepal

José Horacio Rodríguez, Member of Parliament of Dominican Republic

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

Saber H Chowdhury, Member of Parliament of Bangladesh

Sahar Albazar, Member of Parliament of Egypt

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Schedule and Topics of the Global Inquiries

  • Public Hearing with Civil Society on the all Topics to be addressed by the Global Parliamentary Inquiry

  • Public Hearings on Progress in the Phase out of Public and Private Financing for New Fossil Fuel Project

    Hosted by Senator Ed Markey

  • Item description

  • Final Session: Presentation of Outcomes

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 are issuing a call for written submissions on the following topics of the Global Inquiry:

  1. Consistency of NDC Pledges with Fair Sharing of Climate Action to keep Temperature rise to Below 1.5 degrees

  2. Progress in the Phase out of Public and Private Financing for New Fossil Fuel Projects

  3. Progress in Climate Finance Delivery Needed for the Energy Transition

  4. 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 parliamentarians.call@gmail.com

Please include the full name of the author and/or organization for proper attribution and citation.

 

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