9 Reasons the Yasuni Victory is a Tipping Point for the Climate
On August 20th, Ecuadorian voters took to the polls to choose their next president, and
September 8, 2023
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KEEP OIL OUT OF THE AMAZON
IN THE HEART OF YASUNI RAINFOREST, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CLIMATE VICTORIES OF OUR TIME IS UNDER THREAT FROM BIG OIL. WILL YOU HELP?
PEOPLE VOTED FOR A FOSSIL FREE FUTURE. NOW THE OIL INDUSTRY WANTS TO STOP THEM!
In Ecuador, people power won a victory against Big Oil like never before.
In a historic referendum held in August 2023, Ecuadorians voted to keep over 726 million barrels of oil underground in the Amazonian national park of Yasuni, the most biodiverse forest in the world. This decision legally forces the oil industry to pack up and dismantle all its operations in Yasuni within a year.
But this incredible example of climate democracy in action is under threat. Oil companies want to override the popular vote, and derail the decision.
That’s why it’s going to take global solidarity to protect this victory. This is far more than Yasuni. It’s about people, not corporations, having the right to decide over our planet. It’s about taking back control over our future.
Sign this petition to the Ecuadorian Government and Constitutional Court to show them that the world is watching! Signatures will be delivered by Indigenous and youth activists in early 2024.
WHY IS THE YASUNI DECISION UNDER THREAT
The victory for Yasuni means that oil drilling will be prohibited from now onwards, and Ecuador’s state oil company, PetroEcuador, will need to dismantle infrastructure – including 12 oil platforms and 225 wells – that it has set up over the last decades. The oil will have to stay in the soil! This is an enormous victory for the global climate movement!
But oil companies have a terrible track record of putting profits over people are putting pressure on the Ecuadorian government to ignore and dilute the decision. The industry is on its last legs — and it knows the public is against them.
We won’t let them trample over a popular vote! The oil industry is fighting to hold on to the past when we urgently need to protect the future. Take action now!
CALL ON THE WORLD TO STAND WITH YASUNI
Only consistent global solidarity and unity can defeat the oil industry.
We need to show that the world stands by the Yasuni decision.
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The Yasuni Victory in the News
We will be publishing updates about the campaign to protect the Yasuni victory from oil interests. Follow the stories below:
- The Guardian - Ecuadorians vote to halt oil drilling in biodiverse Amazonian national park
- CNN - Ecuadorians vote to ban oil drilling in the Amazon in ‘historic’ referendum
- New York Times - Ecuador Will Keep Some Oil in the Ground
- Al Jazeera - ‘Historic’: Ecuador voters reject oil drilling in Amazon protected area
- The Guardian Op-Ed - Just stop oil? In Ecuador we have the opportunity to do just that
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