As world leaders gather in Rio de Janeiro for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development — marking the twentieth anniversary of the first Earth Summit in 1992 — the BlueGreen Alliance today released a policy statement urging participants to take action to realize a just, low-carbon economy.
The statement advises leaders to work to create jobs that are fair, equitable, and do not exploit workers or the environment; urges countries to outline specific policies that will grow renewable energy and energy efficiency worldwide; and argues for the establishment of achievable goals and benchmarks at the local or international level to address the threat of climate change.