Avoiding fossil fuel addresses human and planetary health

This policy brief argues that fossil fuel extraction and combustion strongly affects human (including violence against women) and planetary (including ocean) health (SDG 3, 5, 15). Although fossil fuels have contributed to economic prosperity for some, there is growing evidence that they need to be phased out in a just manner us-ing appropriate means of implementation. This policy brief argues for revitalising the global partnership for sustainable development. Such a partnership can also en-courage a structural change to the global economy to ensure human wellbeing, employment, and prosperity.