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Friends of the Earth International supports energy sovereignty: a rights-based, people-centred, approach to sustainable energy generation, distribution and consumption.
what is energy sovereignty?
It is the right for all people to have access to sufficient energy within ecological limits from appropriate sustainable sources for a dignified life. It is the decentralised control and management of energy by communities for communities
Friends of the Earth International believes the following conditions are required to achieve energy sovereignty:
- Communities to be given the power to make decisions about their energy needs;
- Community to control of technologies and decentralisation of energy generation, supply, administration and management to avoid privatised technological dependency;
- Government regulation of energy pricing and recognition of the social and environmental value of sustainable energy sources;
- Local governments to be made responsible for providing sufficient sustainable renewable energy opportunities;
- Recognition of custodial rights and responsibilities of Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities, and their protection in land rights and customary law.
What we do
Friends of the Earth member groups are working towards the realisation of energy sovereignty through proactive community based campaigns and projects. We also continue to resist the false energy solutions such as oil, coal and gas, uranium, agrofuels and large hydropower projects. We challenge the influence of the World Bank and multinationals such as Exxon and Shell in the climate debate.
