Health groups call for global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
by Arthur Neslen from Environment | The Guardian on (#63KTW)
WHO and almost 200 other health associations urge governments around world to halt environmental vandalism'
The World Health Organization (WHO) and almost 200 other health associations have made an unprecedented call for a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.
A call to action published on Wednesday, urges governments to agree a legally binding plan to phase out fossil fuel exploration and production, similar to the framework convention on tobacco, which was negotiated under the WHO's auspices in 2003.
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