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Earth Emergency
EARTH EMERGENCY: A CALL TO ACTION
An acute State of Emergency exists on Earth, imperiling its climate, its
life support systems and the lives of billions of people. The related
crises of environmental degradation and the destitution of a third of
humanity are worsened by a profound failure of world governance. The world
community is called upon to act, acknowledging and implementing a
planetary ethic - of respect for life and human dignity - as expressed in
the Earth Charter.
Millions of people worldwide are becoming aware of the connectedness of
all life. By working together through our networks, globally and locally,
we can accelerate initiatives already under way, shifting the global
balance of power in favour of restoring the Earth, of sharing its
resources equitably and assuring the sustainable wellbeing of present and
future generations.
To achieve these aims, we call for a global alliance of all sections of
society. The creativity of all of humanity is needed - using traditional
knowledge, art, design, engineering, modern science and business as tools
for creating a sustainable and thriving relationship between people and
planet.
We urge world leaders at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable
Development to join us in acknowledging the Earth's State of Emergency.
Finance is made available at times of war or disaster. We ask the world's
governments to commit the required resources to alleviate the crisis of
hunger and destitution of billions, to restore the Earth's ecosystems and
to create sustainable human settlements. We call for the current decade to
be used to -
1. rapidly phase in renewable energy technology in place of current
polluting energy systems - with appropriate strategies for industry,
agriculture, transport and the built environment.
2. shift taxation from labour to the use of resources, pollution and waste
- promoting conservation and clean production, and enhancing social
welfare and jobs
3. create an ecological economy, compatible with the Earth's ecosystems -
acknowledging that perpetual economic growth is not possible in a finite
world
4. build global co-operation towards restoring local economies -
prioritising local production for local consumption, and minimizing the
need for long-distance transport of goods
5. make sustainable agriculture the global norm - securing food supplies
with minimal environmental impacts, avoiding genetic engineering and
prohibiting patents on life
6. protect tribal and traditional societies and their lands -
acknowledging their right to decide their own future
7. reform worldwide monetary and financial systems to protect and enhance
the well-being of human communities and the natural environment on which
they depend
8. initiate a progressive shift of funds from military spending towards
environmental security - providing adequate water, nutrition, healthcare,
shelter and sustainable livelihoods for all
9. create a participative Earth Democracy - fundamentally reforming global
governance, for the benefit of people and nature, so that international
decision making is~open and accountable within the framework of a
strengthened and democratised United Nations
Another world is possible. Let's make it
happen.
To sign this Call, please contact [ mailto:earthemergency@freeuk.com
]earthemergency@freeuk.com: [ http://www.earthemergency.com
]www.earthemergency.com; or Earth Emergency, 21 Lonsdale Road, London NW6
6RA.
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