Energy, Food, & Water Activities

The Energy, Food, & Water sector focuses on restoring and protecting the planet’s vital resources.

Planetary Citizens’ efforts might include campaigns for conservation, biodiversity, and sustainable land management. This sector is dedicated to ensuring the sustainable use and equitable distribution of energy, food, and water resources.

By promoting renewable energy, sustainable agricultural practices, and efficient water management, this sector aims to create resilient systems that support both human and environmental health.

Through collaboration and innovation, the Energy, Food, & Water sector seeks to address critical challenges and build a sustainable future for all.

By engaging communities and fostering innovative solutions, this sector plays a crucial role in securing the planet’s resources for future generations.

1. Renewable Energy Development – Promoting solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources.
2. Energy Efficiency – Implementing practices to reduce energy consumption and increase efficiency.
3. Sustainable Agriculture – Encouraging eco-friendly farming techniques and practices.
4. Food Security – Ensuring access to nutritious food for all populations.
5. Water Conservation – Developing strategies to use and preserve water resources efficiently.
6. Biodiversity Protection – Conserving diverse ecosystems and species.
7. Sustainable Land Management – Promoting practices that maintain land health and productivity.
8. Waste Reduction – Reducing waste through recycling and sustainable consumption.
9. Climate Resilience – Building systems that can withstand climate impacts.
10. Community Gardens – Supporting local food production and community engagement.
11. Water Purification – Developing technologies for clean and safe drinking water.
12. Education and Advocacy – Raising awareness and educating the public about sustainable practices.

Here are 12 pioneers in the Energy, Food, and Water sector who are making significant real-world impacts:

1. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA): Promotes global adoption of renewable energy.
2. IRENA Website
3. Slow Food International: Focuses on sustainable food systems and biodiversity.
4. Slow Food International
5. The Rainforest Alliance: Promotes sustainable agriculture and forestry.
6. Rainforest Alliance
7. The Water Project: Provides clean water solutions to communities in Africa.
8. The Water Project
9. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization): Works to defeat hunger and promote sustainable agriculture.
10. FAO
11. Solar Sister: Empowers African women through clean energy entrepreneurship.
12. Solar Sister
13. World Resources Institute (WRI): Focuses on climate, energy, food, forests, water, and sustainable cities.
14. WRI
15. Permaculture Research Institute: Educates on sustainable living practices and permaculture design.
16. Permaculture Research Institute
17. Blue Planet Network: A collective of NGOs working to provide safe drinking water globally.
18. Blue Planet Network
19. GRID Alternatives: Provides solar power and job training in underserved communities.
20. GRID Alternatives
21. Food and Water Watch: Advocates for clean water and healthy food systems.
22. Food and Water Watch
23. World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Focuses on environmental conservation, including water security and sustainable food practices.
24. WWF

These organizations and individuals are at the forefront of sustainable development in energy, food, and water sectors, working toward a healthier and more equitable planet.

Effective Actions in Energy, Food, & Water

While the effective actions described in the sector on Health and Wellness primarily focus on personal health, these effective actions emphasize the health of the environment.

Our responsibilities to future generations include stewardship of earth’s limited resources. Concepts of sustainability – sometimes defined as development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”– encompass these responsibilities.

For Yourself

As best you are able:

• Eat food that is produced lower in the food chain. In his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, author Michael Pollan  recommends: “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants” as a simple dietary guideline that provides excellent nutrition while conserving resources.
• Reduce use of energy derived from fossil fuels. This may include choosing to use public transportation more, driving less, reducing electricity usage, or using energy obtained from renewable sources such as solar power for electric vehicles and home heating and cooling.
• Avoid single-use plastic and other disposable products. Favor beverages bottled in glass or cans rather than plastic. Drink tap water rather than purchasing bottled water.
• Choose products that reduce packaging waste.
• Enjoy simple pleasures.
• Purchase carbon offsets at least equivalent to your ecological footprint.
• Consider adopting additional high impact actions from this list of individual actions on climate change.

For Your Community

• Shop locally.
• Obtain food grown locally.
• Favor sustainable land management practices, including improved management of cropland and grazing lands, sustainable forest management practices, and reforestation.
• Support rewilding efforts to restore ecosystems and increase biodiversity. Additionally, support the establishment of wildlife crossings.

For Our World

• Reduce, reuse, and recycle.
• Support organizations that promote environmental protections such as the Sierra club, Friends of the Earth, Food & Water Watch, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, or others that align with your approach to environmental protection.
• Vote wisely. Take political action to preserve and protect our environment.

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