La Décennie Zéro

Friends of the Earth International asserts that humanity has entered the 'Decade Zero', the final window to prevent dangerous climate change through drastic action. The document criticizes the neoliberal economic system and the power of transnational corporations, which it claims drive the climate crisis and promote 'false solutions' like carbon markets and REDD. It proposes a transition to 'energy sovereignty', agro-ecology, and community forest management, while demanding that wealthy industrialised nations pay their 'climate debt' to support developing countries.

• The 'Decade Zero' represents the final years available to take drastic measures to prevent irreversible and dangerous climate change, with decisions made in this period determining the future of humanity.
• Current global temperature increases already exceed 1°C above pre-industrial levels, and a further increase to 1.5°C remains dangerous due to the risk of crossing irreversible tipping points.
• There is a profound inequality in carbon emissions, where the richest 10% of the global population is responsible for 50% of global CO2 emissions, while the poorest 50% emit only 10%.
• The report identifies 'false solutions'—including carbon capture and storage (CCS), REDD, GMOs, and carbon trading—as mechanisms that fail to solve the crisis and often lead to human rights violations and land grabbing.
• The 'net zero' and 'negative emissions' concepts are viewed as threats that legitimize the continued extraction of fossil fuels and may lead to massive land grabbing for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).
• A just energy system should be based on 'energy sovereignty', characterized by democratic control, local adaptation, and the recognition of energy access as a fundamental human right.
• Agro-ecology is presented as a viable alternative to industrial agriculture, with research on 286 projects in 57 developing countries showing an average crop yield increase of 79%.
• Community Forest Management (CFM) is advocated as a solution to protect biodiversity and climate, potentially benefiting 1.6 billion people, though communities currently manage only 8% of global forests.
• The report calls for a binding international treaty to hold transnational corporations legally accountable for human and environmental rights violations regardless of where they operate.
• Climate finance should be provided as a repayment of 'climate debt' by wealthy industrialised nations through public, stable, and predictable sources, rather than through carbon markets or private sector mechanisms.

APA

Shaw, S. (2016). La Décennie Zéro. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/17-FoEI-decade-zero-FR-lr.pdf

Chicago

Shaw, Sara. La Décennie Zéro. Friends of the Earth International, 2016. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/17-FoEI-decade-zero-FR-lr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{shaw2016dcennie, author = {Shaw, Sara}, title = {{La Décennie Zéro}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/17-FoEI-decade-zero-FR-lr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }