Four principles for climate justice

Climate change, caused by human activities, is threatening the lives and livelihoods of billions of people and the existence of millions of species.

1 RICH TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

The burden of adjustment to the climate crisis must be borne by those who created it. This means:

2 LEAVE FOSSIL FUELS IN THE GROUND

Climate change is caused by burning fossil fuels. We need to *stop it at source*. Leave the coal in the hole, the oil in the soil. Invest instead in energy efficiency and a massive expansion of *community-controlled renewable energy*.

3 FAIR AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS

Climate solutions should actually work, and not create further problems. This means:

4 EQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES

Natural resources must be conserved for the common good, not privatized and unsustainably exploited. *People’s sovereignty over land, energy, forests and water* must be upheld and reclaimed.