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Ecological Wisdom:

The scale and rate of energy use, and the choice of energy source, should be constrained and managed to occur within ecological limits. In particular, recognising the existential threat of climate change, urgent mitigation of and adaptation to climate change and transition to renewable sources and away from fossil fuels are core objectives of energy policy.

Non-violence:

To minimise social, economic, and environmental disruptions from climate change, the phase-out of fossil fuel use needs to be rapidly achieved in such a way as the greatest burden is carried by the biggest industrial polluters, and is otherwise shared fairly and does not fall disproportionately on the poor or marginalised.

Synergy:

Take a holistic and coherent approach across government that creates co-benefits, and avoids trade-offs.