The energy for sustainability in the streets

The statement emphasizes the importance of the People's Summit in Rio de Janeiro as a space for grassroots activism and solidarity among those impacted by climate, financial, and food crises. It argues that sustainability is found in solidarity and the implementation of diverse, non-patented solutions rather than in official state-led negotiations. The text highlights the need to protect local environments from corporate pollution, citing oil spill damage in Mage, and calls for the removal of corporate influence from political structures.

• The author asserts that global change is achieved through mobilization at the grassroots, national, and regional levels, rather than through official policy processes which can be discouraging.
• The document argues against the patenting of sustainability solutions for profit, advocating instead for a diversity of realities and solutions built around the world.
• Local environmental degradation is exemplified by the 'mangroves cemetery' in Ipiringa, a community in Mage near Rio de Janeiro, where mangroves were destroyed by an oil spill.
• The text claims that political structures have been colonized by corporations such as Shell and Monsanto, and calls for the restoration of political sovereignty.

APA

admin (2012). The energy for sustainability in the streets. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/the-energy-for-sustainability-in-the-streets/

Chicago

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Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=The energy for sustainability in the streets |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=23 June 2012 |url=https://www.foei.org/the-energy-for-sustainability-in-the-streets/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2012energy, author = {admin}, title = {{The energy for sustainability in the streets}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2012}, month = jun, url = {https://www.foei.org/the-energy-for-sustainability-in-the-streets/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }