Two main aspects need to be considered, with 6 principles each:
Access and consumption for all, now and
in the future
- Energy infrastructure and clean cooking
facilities in all areas
- Access and consumption aligned with climate
change mitigation goals
- Energy prices at reasonable share of minimum
income, including indirect costs e.g. resource depletion
- Energy harvested from renewable sources
- Energy harvested by processes with little
environmental impact, using recyclable materials and techniques
- Energy not used for unethical purposes
Sustainable and ethical supply chains
- Safeguarding against natural hazards
(floods, earthquakes, space weather)
- Safeguarding against human hazards (terrorism,
hacking, financial market effects)
- Actively anticipating and solving supply
chain bottlenecks; International cooperation on mining rights, land use,
and safe transportation
- Guaranteeing backup availability during
emergencies of core services
- Regular maintenance/replacements in
infrastructure, knowledge of techniques, R&D investments
- Increasing knowledge of best techniques by
anticipating needed workforce and skills
To help implement these principles, the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE)
needs to be calculated justly, including the mining of substances for nuclear
reactors and recycling costs; in other words an entire Life Cycle Analysis including the costs
of climate impacts.
