Opinion | A Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Will Save Lives

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Opinion | A Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Will Save Lives
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'The climate crisis is a public health crisis... It is much worse than Covid-19 pandemic. We can't hide in our homes.'

. Non-white and low income communities who already bear the burden of dirty fossil fuels are also most affected by the climate crisis.. It affects our food, our shelter and every organ in our body. It is much worse than COVID-19 pandemic. We can’t hide in our homes. Our forests are burning now, our neighborhoods are next. And poor people, and in particular poor people of color, are getting hit the hardest.

That is why the World Health Organization, over 1400 health professionals and over 200 health organizations are asking for a, inspired by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. In fact, the climate crisis is an existential threat to our society similar to a nuclear war.

The two overriding issues of our era—the climate crisis and the danger of nuclear war—are deeply intertwined. The climate crisis is leading to greater international conflict and stockpiling nuclear weapons redirects precious resources away from equitable climate actions while increasing risk of a nuclear conflict. A nuclear war, in addition to killing billions of people and disrupting all aspects of our economy, would also cause abrupt and catastrophic climate disruption.

How are the politicians running our governments on the global stage responding to these threats? The policies our governments are implementing will lead to fossil fuel production in 2030 that is

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