CEE December 2022 Update
“Values, Culture, Spirituality, and Ecosystem Restoration” at COP15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The “Values, Culture, Spirituality, and Ecosystem Restoration,” a side event on December 13 at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, explored a values-based approach to preserving biodiversity and launched a groundbreaking conversation guidebook. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faith + Food Coalition Publishes Report on Women in MENA Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This report, announced at COP27, summarizes findings from a dialogue among local women leaders in the Middle East and North Africa region that focused on how women of faith are confronting the challenges of food security and climate change in the region. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Resources Available! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CEE in the News | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Executive Director Karenna Gore and Advisory Board Co-Chair Gregory Simpson at the Hudson Valley Climate Action Network’s Holiday Mixer in Kingston, New York, on December 15. Gore was a featured speaker at the gathering. Rev. Simpson is pastor of Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church in Pearl River, New York., a member of the Town Council in Hurley, New York, and a member of Sustainable Hudson Valley. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Director Karenna Gore was the guest on the seventh and final episode of “The Climate Imaginary,” a “Below the Radar” podcast with Am Johal. CEE joined with 40 other organizations in calling for the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to hold a “fair and open” review of the Mountain Valley Pipeline The Religion News Service profiled CEE Senior Advisor Gopal Patel and his work at Bhumi Global, a faith-based environmental movement rooted in Hindu principles. Union Theological Seminary profiled Rev. Petra J. Thombs, who was a Field Ed intern at CEE and is now community minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau, New York. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A.I., Ecology & Earth Ethics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On Wednesday, September 28, more than 35 guests joined a Center for Earth Ethics forum, “A.I., Ecology & Earth Ethics,” to discuss the profound implications of A.I. for the environment. Panelists Karenna Gore, Ken Kitatani and Isaac Sharp discussed the implications of artificial intelligence for the planet. The video of the salon is now available online. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
