Today, Lima has signed a motion calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty 👏 They are the first Latin American capital city to call for a global mechanism that aims to explicitly address the source of 86% of CO2 emissions that cause climate change: fossil fuels. The motion was unanimously approved by the city’s 39 councillors. 🇵🇪 The Peruvian capital, which has more than 11 million inhabitants representing a third of Peru's population, is now one of more than 60 cities around the world to endorse the Treaty proposal, including London, Barcelona, Sydney and Los Angeles. 🌎 They are also the 8th municipal government, and first capital, in Latin America to support the proposal following seven municipalities in Costa Rica. This is a first step for Lima, which has the second-worst air quality in Latin America, according to the World Health Organisation, due to its poor public transport system. Augusto Duran, specialist in clean energy and energy transition, and coordinator of the Treaty campaign at MOCICC (Peruvian-based Movimiento Ciudadano frente al Cambio Climático, a major driver in securing the motion's introduction), said: “The call of Metropolitan Lima, one of the largest cities in Latin America, to the Treaty initiative is a first big step towards opening debates on the need to leave fossil fuels in the ground and initiate a just and popular energy transition. It has a vindictive character since the coast of Lima and Callao has witnessed the greatest ecological disaster in recent times. As such, it will initially put pressure on the executive and the legislature regarding the need for policies that strengthen the climate and environmental struggle. Although the motion as such is a symbolic element, it strengthens these advocacy processes. That is why we want more cities to be able to make the call to the treaty.” Read more: fossilfueltreaty.org/lima (link in stories)