Pledge text
The fossil fuel industry has denied climate science, delayed climate action and distorted climate policy. To build a safer future for people and planet, we must restrict its access to and influence on our politics.
As a Member of Parliament, I will work to cut fossil fuel interests out of our politics and I will not accept any benefits from the fossil fuel industry or its representatives.
This includes;
- Donations
- Gifts
- Hospitality
- Domestic or international trips
- Benefits received via an All-Party Parliamentary Group
I sign this pledge with a view to upholding it to the best of my knowledge.
Sign the Fossil Free Parliament Pledge
Only MPs , Peers and their staff on their behalf are authorised to sign this pledge. If you are a member of the public, why not ask your MP to sign by sending them an email?
Notes:
- Please only sign this pledge if you are an MP, Peer or a member of their staff with authority to sign the pledge on their behalf.
- MPs and Peers are being asked to sign this pledge as individuals, and not on behalf of the party they are affiliated with.
- ‘The fossil fuel industry’ is defined as companies generating more than 10% of their revenue from the exploration, production, refining or processing of coal, oil and fossil gas.
- ‘its representatives’ may include lobbyists who are paid a fee to represent their interests or fossil fuel industry networks, pressure groups, or trade associations such as Offshore Energies UK (OEUK). We are working on drawing up a list of such organisations for ease of identification.
- ‘to the best of my knowledge’ – we have added this disclaimer to allow for the possibility that you may unwittingly accept a benefit from the fossil fuel industry due to the endemic lack of transparency surrounding the industry and its lobbying efforts. Should this happen after you have signed the pledge, you will not be accused of entering into a conflict of interest. Instead, we ask that, once you have identified that the benefit is connected to fossil fuel industry interests, that you find a way to retrospectively reject the benefit and take the opportunity to publicly call out the industry for its veiled lobbying attempt.
- Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) is an official ally of Fossil Free Parliament, and it is in that capacity that it is temporarily hosting the campaign’s Action Network account. Friends of the Earth otherwise holds no responsibility for any of the actions of the Fossil Free Parliament campaign, and is not collaborating with Fossil Free Parliament on this action.