The People's Accord towards a New Social Contract

The People's Accord towards a New Social Contract is a call from a coalition of civil society movements for world leaders and citizens to establish new social contracts to address intersecting crises of climate, economics, biodiversity, and inequality.

• The document argues that radical structural change is necessary to prevent climate change, social inequality, and democratic decay from overwhelming societies and economies. The authors assert that a fair and fast transition requires new social contracts, defined as covenants between citizens, states, businesses, and nature, to rebuild trust and solidarity.
• The Accord emphasizes that a successful transition depends on public demand for change, the receipt of consent for action, and the ability to hold institutions accountable. It suggests utilizing existing concepts and mechanisms to renew social contracts, specifically mentioning eco-swaraj, buen vivir, ubuntu, citizen assemblies, ecological constitutions, just transition plans, and climate charters.

APA

Green Economy Coalition (2022). The People's Accord towards a New Social Contract. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/the-peoples-accord-towards-a-new-social-contract

Chicago

Green Economy Coalition. The People's Accord towards a New Social Contract. 2022. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/the-peoples-accord-towards-a-new-social-contract.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Green Economy Coalition |title=The People's Accord towards a New Social Contract |date=11 November 2022 |url=https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/the-peoples-accord-towards-a-new-social-contract |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{greeneconomycoalition2022peoples, author = {{Green Economy Coalition}}, title = {{The People's Accord towards a New Social Contract}}, publisher = {Green Economy Coalition}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/the-peoples-accord-towards-a-new-social-contract}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }