CEE Brings Ethics to Annual UN Climate Change Conference

This week, Center for Earth Ethics’ Samira Siddique and Clara Chavez-Ives are in Antalya, Turkey, for the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP31). There, they will advance the Global Ethical Stocktake initiative through events and dialogues that elevate the moral, ethical, and cultural dimensions of the climate crisis. A full list of public engagements can be found below. Please join us if you are in Antalya!

From judgment to justice: movement building for a fossil-free future

Tuesday, November 10, 11 am - 12 pm | TED Countdown House, Andolu Park

​Join Tzeporah Berman and Vishal Prasad for a fireside chat on how the 2025 ICJ advisory opinion, and other legal mobilizations, can strengthen the campaign for fossil fuel phaseout, and what the two movements can achieve together. Speakers will further explore how ethics, values and culture, including the knowledge and experience of frontline communities, can guide climate policy.

Launching the Culture Global Stocktake: A Roadmap for GST2

Tuesday, November 10, 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm | Side Event Room 6, KATİP ÇELEBİ, Blue Zone

High-level session to present key findings and celebrate the official delivery of the First Culture Global Stocktake alongside its contributors, knowledge partners, UNFCCC, UNESCO and COP Presidencies. 

From Talanoa to Action: Pacific Wisdom, Ethics, and Climate Leadership

Wednesday, November 11, 1 pm - 2 pm | Moana Pavilion, Blue Zone

Exploring the Ocean-Climate Nexus, loss and damage, and SIDS’ 1.5°C imperative, identifying pathways to sustained Pacific climate leadership, including through the Global Ethical Stocktake.

Film Screening | “Vozes em Mutirão: Uma história do Balanço Ético Global” (“A People's Stocktake: A Story of the Global Ethical Stocktake”)

Thursday, November 12, 7 pm | Brazil Pavilion, Blue Zone

From Islamic values and principles to climate action and sustainable development

Friday, November 13, 11 am - 12 pm | Qatar Pavilion, Blue Zone

Countries for Just Climate Implementation (Invitation only)

Friday, November 13, 2:30 - 4 pm | 2nd Global Ethical Stocktake Dialogue with Countries

Brahma Kumaris Climate Wisdom Live Studio

Saturday, November 14, 6:30 pm

The Global Ethical Stocktake in Practice: Equity and Justice in Climate Implementation Toward GST-2

Wednesday, November 18, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Brazil Pavilion, Blue Zone

Facing Ethical Challenges: How Ethical Foundations Shape Our Actions for Climate Justice

Wednesday, November 18, 12 - 1:30 pm

Dialogue exploring how ethical principles can be translated into practical action, organized by the UNFCCC Interfaith Liaison Committee.