ARTISTS FOR A FOSSIL FUEL TREATY INITIATIVE
Global Artists across Disciplines Calling on World Leaders to Support a Fossil Fuel TreatyTo world leaders:
We are artists, musicians, actors, performers, poets, filmmakers, dancers, writers, and creators. We are storytellers and dreamers. We are messengers of emotion and amplifiers of hope. And we are adding our voices - loud, clear, unrelenting - to the global call for a Fossil Fuel Treaty.
Because our world - our home and our muse - is on fire. From soaring temperatures to flooded cities, from poisoned air to displaced communities, the climate crisis is not a distant warning. It is a present catastrophe.
The science is clear: fossil fuel production lies at the heart of these cascading crises. Phasing out coal, oil and gas production fast and fairly is the only way to save ourselves from this destruction.
Oil, gas and coal are not just energy sources. When extracted from the ground, where they belong, they become weapons of mass destruction, destabilizing our climate, endangering our lives, and silencing entire cultures. They are suffocating the very world that inspires our art. And yet, governments continue to fund them, expand them, and delay the bold action we so desperately need.
We say: no more fossil fueled disasters. We cannot create against a backdrop of destruction. We cannot just perform while the planet burns. We refuse to let beauty fade in the name of profit. We call for a world where music can be played under open skies, where paintings are not washed away by floods, where stages, galleries and studios are filled with life, not smoke, not sorrow, not fear.
The Fossil Fuel Treaty offers a path forward; a bold, coordinated global plan to end fossil fuel expansion, phase out existing production in an equitable manner, and invest in a just and sustainable future. This is not an abstract demand. It is a lifeline to safeguard our planet as well as our ability to shape it, to sing it, and to reinvent it with our hands, voices and souls. We commend the growing bloc of governments leading this bold effort, and call on other world leaders to join them.
We, as artists from diverse disciplines and regions, are united by a shared purpose: to protect the beauty, the life and the love that inspire our work. Just as our art is rooted in creativity and expression, our response to the climate crisis must be grounded in science, justice, and on the urgent need to take action.
So we call on every artist - whether you paint murals or create melodies, write novels or scripts, perform on stage or in the streets - to use your voice, your art, and your platform to shake the world awake by joining the call for a Fossil Fuel treaty. A fossil-free world powered by sun, wind, justice and collective will is a world where art can flourish, where cultures can thrive, and where we can keep singing, dancing, and dreaming freely together.
We believe in a world where the only thing burning is passion. Where the only thing spilling is love. Where the only thing rising is the chorus of those bold enough to demand better.
This is a call to save humanity and the stories we have yet to tell. Let’s make history, not just through our canvases or lyrics, but through our collective power.
Hear from Signatories of the Artist Letter
This is Our HomeThis Is Our Home: Pacific Artists for Climate Justice unites indigenous artists and storytellers from across the Pacific to advocate for climate action and a fossil free future in order to preserve our homes. They use the power of the arts, culture, poetry and music to create change and compelling narratives, weaving together traditional forms with modern, digital storytelling.
SIGNATURESAs climate breakdown accelerates alongside rising authoritarianism and imperialism, the fossil-fuelled system remains the engine driving violence, instability, and the erosion of international norms. In the face of such accelerating crises, silence is not an option. And artists have a vital role to play.
Jane Fonda, Two-time Academy Award-winning actor and activist, Los Angeles, United States
Alysia Reiner, Award winning actress, activist, writer and producer, New York, United States
Allison Janney, Actor, Studio City, United States
Jameela Jamil, Actor, London, United Kingdom
Amelia Dimoldenberg, Content Creator, London, United Kingdom
Brian Eno, Musician, London, United Kingdom
Robert Smith, Musician and singer, London, United Kingdom
This Is Our Home Pacific Artists for Climate Justice, Musicians, Tamaki Makaurau, New Zealand
Alexis Taylor, Musician for Hot Chip, London, United Kingdom
Aaron Ableman, Multiformat polymath, Richmond, United States
Aaron Cupples, Musician, Carlton, Australia
Adam Sébire, Artist-Filmmaker, Gratangen, Norway
Adriana Prat, painter and sculptor, Cambridge, United States
Aishah-Nyeta Brown, Singer, filmmaker and musician, Roanoke, United States
Alexandra Richards, DJ, Brooklyn, United States
Ali Selim, Filmmaker, St. Paul, United States
Alice Orlik, Actor and singer, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Alison Cotton, Musician, London, United Kingdom
Amanda Zhu, Painter, sculptor and photographer, Huntington Beach, United States
Amir Amor, DJ, Musician (solo and for Rudimental), London, United Kingdom
Ana Berkenhoff, Musician, London, United Kingdom
Andrea Echeverri, Singer for Aterciopelados, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Andrew Phillips, Composer producer songwriter, Brighton, United Kingdom
Anne-Marie Sanderson, Singer-songwriter, Kendal, United Kingdom
Arley Cuadrado Sierra, Filmmaker and musician, Bogotá, Colombia
Ben Corrigan, Musician, Lomdon, United Kingdom
Benjamin Fallow, Artist and naturalist, Sussex, United Kingdom
Brendan Boyd, Musician, Englewood, United States
Chelsea Hadley, Los Angeles, United States
Chloe Victory, Filmmaker, Actor, Dublin, Ireland
Chris McClean, DJ, musician, photographer and filmmaker, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Christopher Merchant, Choral and orchestral composer, Wokingham, United Kingdom
Cionin Lorenzo, Filmmaker, Rhinebeck, United States
Clare McNulty, Concept Artist, Manchester, United Kingdom
Colin MacWhirter, Author, musician, painter and sculptor, Montréal, Canada
Connor Schofield, Musician, London, United Kingdom
Daryl McEwen, Actor, author, DJ, filmmaker, musician and photographer, New Sarum, United States
David Basche, Actor, New York, United States
David Parkinson, Musician, Stockport, United Kingdom
Deborah Borg Brincat, Musician, London, United Kingdom
Dia Mirza, Actor and filmmaker, Mumbai, India
Dougal Wilson, Film Director, London, United Kingdom
Eddy Faider Cuero Valencia, Dancer, performer, fashion designer and event producer, Cali, Colombia
Ella Trudgeon, Visual artist, Bristol, United Kingdom
Ellie Wyatt, Composer and songwriter, Brighton, United Kingdom
Emilia Benjamin, Musician for Fretwork and Phantasm, London, United Kingdom
Emilio Portal, Musician, Sudbury, Canada
Emily Tuckman, Actor, New York, United States
Emli Bendixen, Photographer, Bristol, United Kingdom
Estefania Galarzae, Fashion Designer, Cali, Colombia
Eva Svenstedt Ward, Filmmaker, London, United Kingdom
Fay Milton, Drummer, producer and activist London, United Kingdom
Frances Shelley, Ambient musician, Lisbon, Portugal
Gazelle Twin, Composer, producer, vocalist and live performer, Muston, United Kingdom
George Steedman Jones, Filmmaker and photographer, Truro, United Kingdom
Gisela Sanders-Alcántara, Visual storyteller, Brooklyn, United States
Gunjan Nanda, Cultural and community organizer, designer and practitioner, Dehradun, India
Hector Buitrago Buitrago, Musician for Aterciopelados, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Helen Ganya, Musician, Brighton, United Kingdom
Henry James Garrett, Author, St Leonards-On-Sea, United Kingdom
Hidde Moens, Author, musician, singer and poet, Antwerpen, Belgium
Holly Humberstone, Singer and songwriter, London, United Kingdom
Holly Johnsen-Fontanelli, DJ, Bologna, Italy
Hugh Coombs, Photographer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
jack yglesias, Multi-instrumental performer, composer and producer, London, United Kingdom
Jahfrann Arango cabrera, Photographer and content creator, Cali, Colombia
Jahman Anikulapo, Actor, author and filmmaker, Ikeja, Nigeria
Jaiveer Singh, DJ, Musician, New York, United States
Jane Edmondson, Musician, London, United Kingdom
Jane Lawson, Visual artist, Manchester, United Kingdom
Jason Turbow, Author, Albany, United States
Jay Griffiths, Author, Powys, United Kingdom
Jennifer Maer, Storyteller and designer, Asheville, United States
Jennifer Mudge, Actor and producer, NYC, United States
Jenny Halper, Filmmaker, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Jes Vesconte, Transdisciplinary Artist, New York City, United States
Jessica Harwood, Cartoonist and comic artist, illustrator and 'artivist', Sydney, Australia
Jo Randerson, Author, Wellington, New Zealand
Júlia Illa, Film Art Director, Barcelona, Spain
Juliet Fraser, Singer, London, United Kingdom
Juniper Wong, Multidisciplinary writer, teacher, artist, author and chef, New York, United States
Kalpana Arias, Author and designer, London, United Kingdom
Kat Five, Musician and singer, London, United Kingdom
Katie Rose, Musician, London, United Kingdom
Katy Harnish, Filmmaker, choreography, writer and director, Cambridge, United States
Khalid Abdalla, Actor, London, United Kingdom
Kiran Gandhi, Musician, London, United Kingdom
Laila Lala, Filmmaker, Berlin, Germany
Leo Duarte, Musician, London, United Kingdom
Leslie Gauthier, Actor, playwrite and screenwriter, Brooklyn, United States
Lileth Chinn, Folk Musician, London, United Kingdom
Lily Abourezk, Ceramics and found object sculpture and painting, Denver, United States
Lily Cole, Actor, Filmmaker, Lisboa, Portugal
Lisa Moldau, Author, London, United Kingdom
Livi Baker, Painter, Taos, United States
Louis VI, Musician, filmmaker, singer and photographer, London, United Kingdom
Louis Wyzgowski, Dance music producer and writer, edinburgh, United Kingdom
Louise Harris, Singer-songwriter, Luton, United Kingdom
Luca Firth, Singer/Songwriter/Producer, London, United Kingdom
Lucy von Sturmer, Creative Campaigner, Amsterdam, Netherlands
lúpína (Nína Solveig Andersen), Musician, Reykjavík, Iceland
M. B. Breard, Filmmaker, New York, United States
Maddie Corman, Actor and author, Dobbs Ferry, United States
Maddisom Bulleyment, Musical Theatre Actor, London, United Kingdom
Maria Pilar Araujo Lopez, Musician and singer, Swanage, United Kingdom
Marina Aguerre, Musician, Singer, Filmmaker, DJ, Performer, Los Angeles, United States
Martha Schlegel, Visual artist and printmaker, Musselburgh, United Kingdom
Matt Black, Musician, Founder of Ninja Tune and part of the band Coldcut, London, United Kingdom
Maya Lakhani, Alternative rock musician, London, United Kingdom
Meghan Hooper White, TV/Film Producer and Executive, Brooklyn, United States
Michael Stipe, Singer/songwriter and artist, New York City, United States
Michele Viviani, Musician, Bologna, Italy
Michelle Esrick, Filmmaker, New York, United States
Misan Harriman, Filmmaker and photographer, London, United Kingdom
Mundano !, Painter and sculptor, São Paulo, Brazil
Natasha Mchugh, Visual multi-disciplinary artist, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom
Nicholas Royle, Author, Seaford, United Kingdom
Nick McAllister, DJ Bollocks, Brighton, United Kingdom
Nik Wever, Multi-disciplinary artist, graphic & web designer, illustrator, musician and singer, Brockville, Canada
Odara Bahia Rumbol, Painter and Sculptor, London, United Kingdom
Olivia Stock, Journalist, Oxford, United Kingdom
Peter Kennard, Political photomontage photographer, London, United Kingdom
Rebecca Toal, Musician, London, United Kingdom
Rob Law, Musician, composer and sound artist, Campbells Creek, Australia
Rona Topaz, Actor, Character actor, singer, choir leader and vocal coach, Wokingham, United Kingdom
Ross Patel, DJ, London, United Kingdom
Rou Reynolds, Singer of Enter Shikari, writer and producer, London, United Kingdom
Ruth Daniel, DJ and Musician, Manchester, United Kingdom
sage bava, Actor, author and musician, Honeoye Falls, United States
Sam Blasucci, Musician, Ojai, United States
Sam Lee, Folk singer, London, United Kingdom
Sarah Winslow, Leather goods artist, Nashville, United States
Sennen Powell, Photographer, painter and sculptor, London, United Kingdom
Severine Petit, Filmmaker, Torino, Italy
Shaina Feinberg, Author and filmmaker, New York City, United States
Shane Dempsey, Director, London, United Kingdom
Sharone Sayegh, Broadway Actor, New York, United States
Sierra Quitiquit, Athlete, Park City, United States
Sophie Gledhill, Cellist musician, Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom
Steve Smith, Filmmaker, Marlborough, United Kingdom
Steve Turner, Actor, musician, painter and sculptor, St. Albert, Canada
Stuart Goldsmith, Comedian, Bristol, United Kingdom
Susan Margolin, Filmmaker, New York, United States
Tanya Haldipur, Painter and designer, London, United Kingdom
Tauna Carson, Production designer and multimedia artist, Los Angeles, United States
Thiago Ackel, Painter, Sculptor and Artivista, São Paulo, Brazil
Thomas Coe-Brooker, Drummer and producer of Snake Eyes, Hastings, United Kingdom
Tim Shiel, Musician and x-triple j and Double J radio presenter, a former touring member of Gotye, Naarm/Melbourne, Australia
Tori Tsui, Author, Bristol, United Kingdom
Tory Tunnell, Filmmaker, New Canaan, United States
Trevor Coleman-Smith, East Boldon, United Kingdom
Valentina Jimenez, Photographer and filmmaker, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Valentina Valentina, Musician, singer and performer, Toronto, Canada
Venice van Someren, Actor, London, United Kingdom
Versha Jones, Book cover designer, Twickenham, United Kingdom
Vikram Gandhi, Filmmaker, Brooklyn, United States
Wendy Pickles, Musician, Seaford, United Kingdom
Will Attenborough, Actor, London, United Kingdom
William Sensicle, Musician, London, United Kingdom
Wren Arthur, Filmmaker and actor, New York, United States
Yallzee Quinones, Musician, San Juan, Puerto Rico
yewie w, Interdisciplinary artist, New York, United States
Zac Stephenson, Musician from Spirits Band, Dublin, Ireland