TOGETHER WE CAN TRANSFORM THE ENERGY SYSTEM

The 'People Power Now' manifesto argues that the climate crisis and global pandemics are results of a capitalist economic model that prioritizes profit over people and nature. It calls for a systemic shift toward a 100% renewable energy system that is decentralized, community-controlled, and grounded in social and climate justice. The manifesto demands that energy be treated as a common good rather than a commodity, emphasizing energy sufficiency to end overconsumption in the global North. It advocates for a just transition that protects energy sector workers and requires rich countries to provide climate finance, funded by redirecting military spending and ending tax havens. Central to this vision is the dismantling of patriarchy, racism, and classism to ensure a recovery from Covid-19 that prioritizes the sustainability of life and the rights of marginalized communities.

• The current global economic model, characterized by neoliberalism and austerity, has caused biodiversity collapse, the climate crisis, and extreme inequality, necessitating a total system change rather than minor fixes to the existing energy system.
• Energy should be managed as a common good and a basic human right rather than a commodity, with a focus on energy sufficiency to address the vast disparity where the richest 1% of the population have emitted twice as much carbon as the poorest 3.5 billion people.
• Rich countries in the global North bear a historical responsibility for climate change and must provide mandatory climate finance, which could be funded by ending tax havens—a move that could potentially power half the world with 100% renewable energy in under 20 years.
• A transition to 100% renewable energy must include a rapid phase-out of all 'dirty energy' projects, including fossil fuels, nuclear, mega dams, industrial agrofuels, biomass, and waste-to-energy incineration.
• The most effective and equitable path to renewable energy is through small-scale, decentralized, and community-controlled technology that is democratically managed and protects biodiversity and land rights.
• A just transition must protect the livelihoods of millions of workers in the energy, agricultural, and transport sectors, ensuring robust unionization and social safety nets while opposing corporate bailouts for fossil fuel and mining companies.
• True climate justice is inseparable from social justice and requires the dismantling of patriarchy, racism, and other systems of oppression, including a commitment to end the disproportionate burden of care work placed on women.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). TOGETHER WE CAN TRANSFORM THE ENERGY SYSTEM. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/09-FoEI-PPN-manifesto-summary-A5-12-pager-ENG-lr-hyperlinks.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. TOGETHER WE CAN TRANSFORM THE ENERGY SYSTEM. n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/09-FoEI-PPN-manifesto-summary-A5-12-pager-ENG-lr-hyperlinks.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalndtogether, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{TOGETHER WE CAN TRANSFORM THE ENERGY SYSTEM}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/09-FoEI-PPN-manifesto-summary-A5-12-pager-ENG-lr-hyperlinks.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }