Expensive World Leaders,
We’re operating out of time: local weather change is the only biggest problem dealing with humanity. Whereas budgets for worldwide help and local weather motion are being lower in key donor nations, we name on you to assist solidarity levies. These modern options can catalyse local weather and growth finance according to the Baku to Belèm Roadmap’s aim of mobilizing $1.3 trillion till 2035 — at FFD4, COP30, and inside the UN Framework Conference on Worldwide Tax Cooperation.
New knowledge reveals we’re already crossing the 1.5°C threshold of worldwide warming — the time for half-measures is over. Local weather and growth crises are worsening at an alarming fee, marked by lethal hurricanes, searing heatwaves, and at least 343 million people suffering from acute hunger in 2025. But, whereas extraordinary individuals bear the brunt of those disasters, the most important polluters proceed to rake in billions whereas paying subsequent to nothing for the injury they trigger.
Solidarity levies, designed to generate urgently wanted funds, may also help us finance local weather transitions and growth help. Rooted within the precept of fairness, these insurance policies be certain that these with the best monetary means and the best carbon emissions contribute extra to the shared accountability. We urge world leaders to endorse the next choices, as they provide unmatched potential and confirmed viability to boost new funds, all whereas contributing to social and financial justice.
Now is the time to act and to implement the options at hand. We should make a daring transfer in the direction of local weather and growth finance and higher tax justice. We urge you to totally endorse the International Solidarity Levies Activity Drive’s work, to work on levies to be adopted in coalition-of-the-willing codecs on the Fourth Financing for Improvement Summit this June in Sevilla and at COP30 subsequent November in Belèm, all whereas totally supporting the the UN Framework Conference on Worldwide Tax Cooperation.
Our future is dependent upon your management — for our planet, and for generations to return.
Sincerely,
47 NGOs representing 231 organizations across the globe
1. 350.org
2. A Sud
3. Accountability Lab
4. Motion Help Worldwide
5. Motion Santé Mondiale / International Well being Advocates
6. Agronomes et vétérinaires sans frontières (AVSF) – France
7. Amref Well being Africa (France)
8. APIT Portugal
9. Ban Ki-moon Centre for International Residents
10. CAFOD
11. Middle for Financial and Social Rights (CESR)
12. Centre for Feminist Overseas Coverage
13. Christian Help
14. Coordination SUD
15. Do not Fuel Africa
16. ECCO – The Italian Local weather Change Suppose Tank
17. EcoEquity
18. Entrepreneurship Initiative for African Youth (EIFAY Africa)
19. Equipop
20. FIACAT
21. Associates of the International Fund Europe
22. Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica
23. Geledés – Instituto da Mulher Negra (geledés – black girls institute)
24. Germanwatch e.V.
25. Glasgow Actions Crew
26. International Cooperation Institute
27. International Coverage Discussion board Europe
28. International Witness
29. Inexperienced Economic system Coalition
30. Greenpeace Africa
31. Greenpeace Worldwide
32. Innovea Improvement Basis
33. Instituto Libio
34. JANIC
35. Loss & Harm Youth Coalition
36. Maison d’Help Locale aux Miséreux en sigle MALM
37. MENAFem Motion for Financial, Improvement and Ecological Justice
38. Norwegian Church Help
39. Pandemic Motion Community
40. Patriotic Millionaires UK
41. Undertaking Everybody
42. SDG2 Advocacy Hub
43. Sharing Methods
44. Tax Justice UK
45. The ONE Marketing campaign
46. Suppose Equal
47. WWF-Worldwide
Two Distinguished Personalities:
1. Sabrina Elba, Mannequin, Activist and UN Goodwill Ambassador
2. H.E. Stefan Löfven, Former Prime Minister of Sweden
