Déclaration du Sommet des Peuples vers la COP30
Summary
The People's Summit declaration identifies the capitalist mode of production and transnational corporations as the primary drivers of the climate crisis. It rejects market-based 'false solutions' and calls for a transition based on popular sovereignty, the recognition of ancestral knowledge, and the redistribution of wealth from the Global North to the Global South. The document emphasizes the intersection of climate action with feminism, anti-imperialism, and the protection of indigenous territories.
Key insights
- The capitalist mode of production is identified as the primary cause of the escalating climate crisis, with environmental issues stemming from the logic of financial capital and large capitalist corporations.
- Transnational corporations in the mining, energy, arms, agribusiness, and Big Tech sectors, acting in collusion with Global North governments, are cited as the main actors responsible for the climate catastrophe.
- The current energy transition is criticized for following a capitalist logic where the expansion of renewables has not led to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions but has instead created new opportunities for capital accumulation.
- The declaration rejects market-based climate finance and specifically warns that the Targeted Forest Finance Facility (TFFF) is an inadequate, financialized response.
- The document argues that climate justice requires the restitution of lands to the people, the implementation of popular agrarian reform, and the promotion of agroecology to ensure food sovereignty.
- International climate finance should not be managed by the IMF or World Bank, as these institutions deepen North-South inequalities; instead, Global North countries and companies should repay their 'socio-environmental debt'.
- The declaration calls for the end of fossil fuel extraction and the development of non-proliferation mechanisms for fossil energies to ensure a just and inclusive transition, particularly in sensitive regions like the Amazon.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Fandel, G. (2025). Déclaration du Sommet des Peuples vers la COP30. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/declaration-du-sommet-des-peuples-vers-la-cop30/
- Chicago
- Fandel, Ghislaine. Déclaration du Sommet des Peuples vers la COP30. Friends of the Earth International, 2025. https://www.foei.org/fr/declaration-du-sommet-des-peuples-vers-la-cop30/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |last1=Fandel |first1=Ghislaine |title=Déclaration du Sommet des Peuples vers la COP30 |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=3 December 2025 |url=https://www.foei.org/fr/declaration-du-sommet-des-peuples-vers-la-cop30/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{fandel2025dclaration, author = {Fandel, Ghislaine}, title = {{Déclaration du Sommet des Peuples vers la COP30}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2025}, month = dec, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/declaration-du-sommet-des-peuples-vers-la-cop30/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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