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Fossil Fuels, Militarism, and the Path to Peace: A Feminist Just Transition
We invite you to join us at this event, made possible thanks to the kind support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation and organised by Peace Boat, the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), LIMPAL Colombia and the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS).
In-person registration - HERE.
Virtual registration HERE
Taking place on the margins of the First International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, this event will explore the links between fossil fuels and militarism and why demilitarisation is essential to a just transition. Military systems are major yet often overlooked drivers of emissions, while absorbing vast public resources that could instead support climate solutions, adaptation, and community resilience.
Bringing together experts, activists, and grassroots perspectives, the discussion will centre feminist and gender-just approaches to security, highlighting how militarism and fossil fuel extraction reinforce inequality and disproportionately impact women and marginalised communities. It will examine the urgent need to shift resources away from military spending toward a fair energy transition, and explore how the Fossil Fuel Treaty can serve not only as a climate framework but as a pathway to peace by addressing the root causes of conflict and enabling a global, just phase-out of fossil fuels.
The event will also feature the launch of a new report by WILPF and the Fossil Fuel Treaty, The Double Dividend: How Reducing Military Spending Can Finance a Just Transition. The Fossil Fuel Treaty as a Tool for Justice and Peace. This event is part of the Global Days of Action on Military Spending.
Speakers:
Amiera Sawas - Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative
Genevieve Riccoboni - Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Diana Salcedo – WILPF Colombia - LIMPAL
Ellie Kinney - Climate and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)
Mitzi Jonelle Tan - International League of Peoples’ Struggle
Ana Sanchez - Global Energy Embargo for Palestine
Moderador/Facilitator:
Maria Antonia Perez - Peace Boat
Venue: Hilton Garden Hotel, Salon Aquabahia, Cra. 1c #24-04, Comuna 2, Santa Marta
Date: Tuesday, 28 April 2026
Time: 10:15–12:00
In-person places are limited. Please register for in-person attendance HERE.
The event will be livestreamed and available as a Zoom webinar. Please register for virtual attendance HERE
The event will take place in Spanish and English, with simultaneous interpretation.
The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands is designed as a space for countries, subnational governments and other stakeholders that recognize the need to implement a transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner, in line with climate goals and the best available science. The conference will advance international cooperation on transitioning away from fossil fuel extraction — reinforcing the objectives of the Paris Agreement and aligning with the recent Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, which confirmed that States have a legal obligation to protect the climate, including by addressing fossil fuel production, licensing and subsidies.
