Let's Be Fossil Free! #2
On January 28, Extinction Rebellion blocked the Cantersteen road in Brussels to celebrate that a fossil free future is possible. Now we are coming back.
Ahead of the Belgian and European elections, will you join us to demand a fossil-free future? Together, we can achieve the future we dream of, the future we need, the future we will have.
We have 3 crystal clear demands:
1. We demand an end to the construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure in Belgium.
2. We demand an end to fossil fuel subsidies, and that this money is re-invested into renewable energy projects, and protecting folks with the lowest incomes from cost-of-living increases.
3. We demand a citizen's assembly empowered to create a legally binding plan to phase out fossil fuel use in Belgium by 2030.
Sign up to hear more about the action! https://framaforms.org/lets-be-fossil-free-1701721727
Why join? There are at least 8 good reasons:
5 million lives would be saved every year worldwide without fossil fuels (Lelieveld et al. 2023)
82% of Belgians think that the climate crisis is the biggest threat of the 21st century (EIB)
70% of Belgians are in favour of stricter government measures for the climate (EIB)
12,9 Billion Euros of subsidies for fossil fuels by Belgium (2020) (FPS Finances)
2,4% of the GDP of Belgium used for direct fossil fuel subsidies (climat.be)
46% of energy in Belgium comes from oil (2019) (IEA)
12% of energy in Belgium comes from renewables (2020) (IEA)
At least 4 new fossil gas plants planned with government subsidies (Tegengas-Degaze)
