A basic sustainable level of per capita material consumption will have to be reached in accordance with the Earth's natural resource constraints. This requires both increasing the material consumption of the people now living in poverty and the reducing material over-consumption by the rich minority. Full life-cycle accounting practices and resource and energy efficiency need to become integrated at all levels, and in all activities, of the economy. Cultural, artistic, psychological, informational and spiritual forms of growth do not have physical constraints and are therefore an unlimited mechanism for development. Scientific uncertainty should be used for objective assessment and not as an excuse for delaying action.
Prevention ensures a common inheritance for future generations.
The idea of Global Sovereignty must be supported by a shift in values which recognize this Common Interest. The creation of an international body for the Sustainability of Human Life on the Earth. This body must have the independence and power to facilitate agreement between all societal actors to support the protection of the Biosphere as the Common Interest of Humanity. The creation of conditions to maintain peace all around the world. Peace and political stability are necessary conditions for the creation of long-term policies for the sustainability of Human life of the Earth.