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The document outlines ten demands for transforming the global energy system, emphasizing the need to dismantle capitalist and patriarchal structures to achieve energy sovereignty. It advocates for a transition to 100% renewable energy based on decentralized, small-scale technologies and the redistribution of climate finance from the Global North to the Global South to address historical ecological debts.

This report by Friends of the Earth International highlights the 'ecological war' waged by extractive industries, detailing the deaths and repression of activists in countries such as Nigeria, the Philippines, and Colombia. It argues that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a myth used to mask systemic abuses and calls for an end to fossil fuel addiction and the protection of indigenous territories.

The report details the efforts of Clean Creatives South Africa to encourage agencies and individuals to pledge to decline work for fossil fuel companies. It highlights South Africa's high carbon intensity and vulnerability to climate change, while listing specific agencies that maintain contracts with fossil fuel entities. The document criticizes 'greenwashing' practices by companies like TotalEnergies and Sasol, and calls for the creative industry to stop rewarding fossil fuel advertising campaigns.