Energy conservation is justice. There is no single solution to the present energy challenge. We do not have to sacrifice economic security to assure environmental health. And where there are genuine risks to health and well-being, the principle of precaution should guide our actions. More investment in renewable energy and fuel efficiency is now a moral imperative especially because these are technologically feasible and economically viable.
Energy conservation is prudent human action.
These concerns have entirely unprecedented moral urgency in the 21 st century. In its reliance on fossil fuels, American energy policy is a cause of global climate change. The United States has a moral responsibility to lead a transition to a new sustainable global energy system. Everything we do to assure safe and sustainable energy domestically must, at the same time, promote it internationally. We must join in binding international agreements, such as the Kyoto Protocol, which set energy conservation targets and timetables.