Excerpt and Photo from environewsnigeria.com
In a move at the critical once-a-decade United Nations’ 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4), holding from May 27 to 30, 2024, in Antigua and Barbuda, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) officially endorsed the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative.
The decision makes RMI the 13th nation to join the growing coalition of climate-progressive countries leading the effort to secure a negotiating mandate for a Treaty and reinforces the island nation’s place at the forefront of the fight against climate change, and in defense of human rights.
Dr. Hilda Heine, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, said at the opening plenary of the summit: “Fossil fuels are at the heart of the planetary crisis that we face today. My country is resilient – war, colonialism and nuclear testing have marked our history. We know the dangers that fossil fuels pose, and the absolute necessity of addressing them as the urgent threat they are. We are proud to join the ranks of the countries supporting the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative today.”