Mothers: ‘Stop funding fossil fuels’ - Millions of parents tell world leaders that children are poisoned by toxic pollution with every breath they take
As mothers, “we make decisions every day for our children’s long-term future, and here at COP26, so do you.”The letter is a joint effort by two global networks, Parents For Future Global and Our Kids’ Climate — of which Fuyani is a member — alongside Moms Clean Air Force in the US, Warrior Moms in India, Mums For Lungs and the Ella Roberta Family Foundation in the UK, and hundreds of other parent groups.
South Africa’s coal industry, Fuyani said, is the world’s fifth largest and employs 90 000 people, generating 80% of the country’s electricity. Fuyani said environmental destruction, resource depletion, pollution and climate breakdown are human rights issues. “In my work, I get to see how people every day really struggle for basic human rights needs. I have kids in my programme that travel more than 2km to get clean water and sanitation.”action for youth day, an air pollution “die-in” and a Global Day of Action march as part of the parents bloc.
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