Preamble:

We humans are ruling the planet! The future of humanity and the planet is in our hands. While we have created a life of prosperity and abundance for many, many more are suffering. Social and political systems are increasingly incapable of addressing the challenges we are facing. Humanity is in an existential emergency and increasing the planetary emergency of the Earth's life-support system. To ensure a desirable future, we all need to come together to face the challenges. Only if we face our existential emergency can we avoid a dystopic future. Together we need to engage in the urgent actions to change the paths we are on. Together we can develop the pathways to a future where humans thrive and Earth remains a place for all of us..

We recognize: The Earth's life-support system is ailing and the impacts on humanity are increasingly catastrophic.

We understand: The Prognosis for the Earth's life-support system and humanity's future is very dire.

We acknowledge: Many efforts have been made at all levels to save the Earth's life-support system and humanity.

We realize: These efforts are so far failing in that our situation continues to get worse at an ever faster pace.

Therefore: WE, THE CONCERNED CITIZENS OF PLANET EARTH, DECLARE AN EXISTENTIAL HUMAN AND PLANETARY EMERGENCY.

We pledge to: Unite and engage in urgent actions and longterm transformation to ensure Earth remains a place for us, the human race and all other life.

We will address the immediate urgency through: A number of actions intended to ensure a desirable future for humanity and to keep our planet a safe operating space for humanity and nature.

To bring us out of the emergency, we will: Facilitate a global agreement on the future we want for humanity and our planet and develop pathways to that future.