Sufficiency

Under the leadership of Dr. Yamina Saheb,  the IPCC mitigation report highlighted the findings of Sufficiency, “a set of policy measures and daily practices that avoid the demand for energy, materials, water and land while delivering wellbeing for all within the planetary boundaries.” According to the IPCC, the inclusion of Sufficiency policies in climate policy packages could by 2050 cut emissions by 70% compared to those of 2019.  

The first edition of the Sufficiency Summit, was co-organised by Dr. Yamina Saheb and Prof. David Ness and co-hosted by Sciences Po (Paris) and the University of South Australia. The Summit gathered more than 600 participants from all over the world. 

Under the leadership of the French Energy Transition Minister, Ms Agnes Pannier-Runacher, 32 energy ministers endorsed, in the Versailles Statement, for the first-time sufficiency as one of the pillars to decarbonise the world economy. 

The European Commission foresight report, entitled “Towards a fair and sustainable Europe 2050: Social and economic choices in sustainability transition”, included four scenarios for the future of Europe, out of which the Global eco world which considers the economic shift towards sufficiency as a first step towards strategic autonomy.