Lobbying your uni or college on the fossil fuel treaty (Scotland)

Type: How to guides
Date: 29 August 2023
Campaigns: Climate

The call for fossil fuel companies such as Shell and BP to pay reparations for the damage they’ve done to the climate and the losses they’ve caused, particularly in the global south, is getting louder. It’s right to make the polluters pay.

But it’s now also time to end the fossil fuel era completely and to take away the power of those corporations who have made vast profits while fuelling the climate emergency. That’s where the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty comes in. It is a bold proposal for an international treaty that would plan and manage a fast, fair and financed global just transition away from coal, oil and gas.

Support for the treaty is growing around the world, with a global campaign aimed at getting champions of the treaty. You can be part of that growing movement!

How to get your university or college to support the treaty

Using the links below, you can download a ‘how to guide’ and materials to help you raise awareness of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty on campus and, in particular, how you can encourage your college or university to pass a motion in support of the treaty.

The pack includes:

• A ‘how to guide’ with step-by-step guidance on how to get a motion passed on campus in support of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
• A template motion
• A short leaflet about the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
• A Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty briefing that explains what the treaty is, why it’s important and what part Scotland can play in bringing it about
• A petition to Scotland’s First Minister for use on stalls. There’s also an online version here