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

The statement criticizes governments in the Global North for declaring climate emergencies without implementing proportional measures, arguing that 'false solutions' like carbon markets and geoengineering serve corporate elites rather than the planet. It calls for a systemic change where energy is treated as a human right and a common good, demanding a just transition that ends fossil fuel extraction and provides financial reparations from rich nations to less fortunate ones.

• The author contends that declarations of climate emergencies by governments in the Global North are often empty gestures because these nations continue to fund oil infrastructure and prioritize 'economic feasibility' and infinite growth over deep, rapid climate action.
• The document identifies several 'false solutions' that the author claims benefit transnational elites and allow companies like Shell to continue fossil fuel exploitation, specifically citing carbon offsetting, carbon markets, large hydroelectric dams, nuclear power, bioenergy, geoengineering, and carbon capture and storage.
• The statement advocates for a systemic change where energy is recognized as a human right and resources like wind and sun are managed as public commons under people's control rather than as commercial products.
• A just transition must include the immediate cessation of fossil fuel extraction and requires wealthy nations to provide financial support to less fortunate countries for climate mitigation, adaptation, and compensation for irreparable damages.

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} }