Lofoten Declaration

The Lofoten Declaration, drafted in August 2017, is an international manifesto calling for the end of hydrocarbon exploration and further expansion of fossil fuel reserves for climate change mitigation. It calls for fossil fuel divestment and phase-out of use with a just transition to a low-carbon economy.[1][2][3][4] A diverse group of signatories has signed the declaration, affirming demands for early leadership in efforts from the economies that have benefited the most from fossil fuel extraction.[5] The Declaration was named for the Lofoten archipelago where public concern has successfully prevented offshore development of petroleum reserves.[6]

Signed by 600 organizations[7] spanning 76 countries,[8] the Declaration is believed to have helped influence the government of Norway to divest from investment in exploration and production.[9]

The Lofoten Declaration also helped mobilize efforts for a global treaty on a managed decline of fossil fuel production, such as the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative.[10]

References

  1. ^ "The Lofoten Declaration: Climate Leadership Requires a Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Production". August 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2019. The Lofoten Declaration was written in August 2017 at a gathering in the Lofoten Islands of Norway of academics, analysts, and activists
  2. ^ "'Unprecedented' Lofoten Declaration Demands Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Industry". Climate Emergency Declaration and Mobilisation in Action. September 13, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2019. the Lofoten Declaration is an important document in that it raises the expectation that nations and states can, should, and hopefully will stop digging us into a deeper climate hole and will ban all new fossil fuel projects.
  3. ^ Lenferna, Georges Alexandre (January 2018). "Can we equitably manage the end of the fossil fuel era?". Energy Research & Social Science. 35. Elsevier: 217–223. Bibcode:2018ERSS...35..217L. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.007. Retrieved October 22, 2019. A major milestone in such appeals to climate justice in the decline of fossil fuel production came with the development of the Lofoten Declaration
  4. ^ Le Billon, Philippe; Kristoffersen, Berit (2020). "Just cuts for fossil fuels? Supply-side carbon constraints and energy transition". Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space. 52 (6): 1072–1092. Bibcode:2020EnPlA..52.1072L. doi:10.1177/0308518X18816702. S2CID 149822251.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Newell, Peter; Simms, Andrew (July 2019). "Towards a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty". Climate Policy. 20 (8). Taylor & Francis: 1043–1054. doi:10.1080/14693062.2019.1636759. [support for the Lofoten Declaration] suggests the potential for a broad base of public support, affirming 'that it is the urgent responsibility and moral obligation of wealthy fossil fuel producers to lead in putting an end to fossil fuel development and to manage the decline of existing production'
  6. ^ "'Unprecedented' Lofoten Declaration Demands Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Industry". Common Dreams. September 7, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "Official submissions call on UN climate parties to address fossil fuel production and financing". 350.org. May 9, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "530 organizations in 76 countries sign Lofoten Declaration calling for phase out of oil, gas as pathway to climate security, strong economy". Stand.earth. September 23, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Rowell, Andy (March 8, 2019). "Norway Set to Divest $1 Trillion Wealth Fund From Oil and Gas Exploration Companies". Oil Change International. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  10. ^ "Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative".