45. We will support and commit ourselves to promote the use of renewable energy sources to meet the energy needs of our peoples and communities. We will work towards the development of international mechanisms to support capacity building, financial mechanisms and technology transfer for our communities to address renewable clean energy development to promote sustainable development initiatives that embrace traditional knowledge.

46. We will demand that, in addition to environmental impact assessments on energy related activities, social, cultural and health impact assessments must be conducted, and we commit ourselves to participate actively in such impact assessments.

47. We will urge governments to establish laws, rules and constitutional provisions that prohibit the confiscation of indigenous lands for development energy related activities.

48. We will identify Government subsidies of unsustainable forms of energy and demand that such subsidies be phased out under a five year time frame.