On envisioning a post fossil fuel era, the earth will be a place where physical, economic, social, emotional and psychological well-being prevails. Such a world would see reduced political instability, and resource related conflicts. Notions of clean air, water and land, and the safest possible environment, could lead to the vision of  “healthy communities, healthy planet”.

Well-being needs would escalate in areas particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts and that structures and systems were required to address this, from rehabilitation (including mental health support), reconstruction, recovery, and relocation, for example. 

This vision requires a different way of understanding the purpose of an economy. Several alternative notions of sustainable development are possible like - degrowth, decolonial economies, and the need for addressing overconsumption by those disproportionately contributing to inequality and carbon emissions.

Related to acknowledging that some communities required additional resources while others would be required to reduce consumption, was an explicit reference to redistribution and reparation in the promotion of more equitable futures.