Amnesty Warns Fossil Fuel Expansion Threatens Billions and Fuels Climate Crisis
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The expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure is endangering billions of lives worldwide, Amnesty International warned in a new report released on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported. The rights group urged world leaders to end their \u201cobsession\u201d with fossil fuels, saying the industry is accelerating the climate crisis and violating human rights. <\/p>\n
According to the report, about two billion people \u2014 nearly a quarter of the global population \u2014 live within five kilometers of more than 18,000 operational fossil fuel sites. An additional 3,500 projects under development are expected to affect 135 million more people. <\/p>\n
Amnesty\u2019s Secretary General Agnes Callamard said the industry is \u201cirreversibly altering the climate system\u201d and destroying critical ecosystems. The report linked fossil fuel operations to serious health risks such as cancer, asthma, and cardiovascular diseases, as well as to human rights abuses against environmental defenders and Indigenous communities. <\/p>\n
Despite making up less than 5 percent of the world\u2019s population, Indigenous peoples host over 16 percent of global fossil fuel infrastructure on their territories. Callamard presented the findings at the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, warning of worsening harm to current and future generations. <\/p>\n
Climate activists at the conference called for a global commitment to phase out fossil fuels. Kumi Naidoo, head of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty campaign, urged leaders to \u201cturn off the tap\u201d of carbon emissions. The UN says coal, oil, and gas account for roughly 68 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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