Nous devons prendre une décision : changer le système ou risquer la catastrophe climatique

Friends of the Earth International argues that declarations of climate emergencies by Northern governments are insufficient unless accompanied by a fundamental shift away from a neoliberal economic system that prioritizes corporate profit and infinite growth over human needs and planetary boundaries.

• The author asserts that declarations of climate emergencies by governments in the North are often empty gestures because these nations continue to fund oil infrastructure both domestically and abroad.
• The document criticizes the reliance on 'economic feasibility' and 'false solutions'—including carbon markets, offsets, large hydroelectric dams, nuclear power, bioenergy, geo-engineering, and carbon capture and storage—claiming these technologies primarily benefit transnational elites and allow companies like Shell to continue fossil fuel exploitation.
• Friends of the Earth International advocates for a systemic change where energy is treated as a human right and common goods—such as wind and sun—are under public and community control rather than corporate ownership, aiming for energy and food sufficiency instead of overconsumption.
• A just transition requires the immediate cessation of fossil fuel extraction and demands that wealthy nations provide financial compensation to less fortunate countries for climate adaptation and damages.
• The organization warns that 'green reform programs' in some countries may exacerbate neocolonialist resource extraction in the Global South, arguing that communities, not corporations, should decide on energy sources and resource management.

APA

admin (2019). Nous devons prendre une décision : changer le système ou risquer la catastrophe climatique. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/nous-devons-prendre-une-decision-changer-le-systeme-ou-risquer-la-catastrophe-climatique/

Chicago

admin. Nous devons prendre une décision : changer le système ou risquer la catastrophe climatique. Friends of the Earth International, 2019. https://www.foei.org/fr/nous-devons-prendre-une-decision-changer-le-systeme-ou-risquer-la-catastrophe-climatique/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2019nous, author = {admin}, title = {{Nous devons prendre une décision : changer le système ou risquer la catastrophe climatique}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/nous-devons-prendre-une-decision-changer-le-systeme-ou-risquer-la-catastrophe-climatique/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }