Insights

Spirit of Place: A Hudson Valley Climate Training

Allegra Lovejoy July 21, 2025

On Friday, June 13, nearly a hundred people arrived at the Ashokan Center near Kingston, New York, for a training hosted by the Center for Earth Ethics. Called “Spirit of Place,” the program was guided by the intention to invite participants into a deep experience of authentic connection to place, purpose and community. The purpose of the training was to learn from each other about the multiple dimensions of climate

Karenna Gore to Serve as North America Co-Leader for UN Global Ethical Stocktake

Clara Chavez-Ives July 18, 2025

Updated July 25, 2025 The Center for Earth Ethics is honored to announce that Executive Director Karenna Gore will serve as the regional co-leader for the North America Dialogue of the Global Ethical Stocktake (GES), a groundbreaking initiative leading up to the 2025 United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, in November. Featuring six dialogues from around the world, the GES seeks to elevate the moral and ethical dimensions

A Call for Ethical Leadership on Deep Sea Mining

Rosie Semlyen July 9, 2025

This summer, the future of the deep ocean took center stage. In June, global leaders, scientists and civil society convened at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, and at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) negotiations in Kingston, Jamaica, where discussions around commercial deep sea mining gained momentum. As the ISA negotiations continue through July 25, 2025, governments and institutions are weighing how and whether to move forward with a

CEE and Global Partners Host Webinar on the Ecological Costs of War

Clara Chavez-Ives July 1, 2025

“The environment knows no borders. Environmental costs are very much interconnected with the humanitarian situation. It’s a cycle that becomes quite difficult to break,” reflected Elaine Donderer during a webinar on the ecological costs of war on May 14, 2025. The Center for Earth Ethics hosted the online forum in partnership with the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS), the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and the Roman Catholic Diocese of

Bioregionalism: A Return to Source

Rosie Semlyen May 30, 2025

We are living through a moment of intersecting crises: climate change, ecological collapse, geopolitical turmoil and a growing sense of disconnection from nature. In 2024, global temperatures rose to about 2.65°F (1.47°C) above the late 19th-century average. The past ten years have been the hottest on record. Meanwhile, 75% of the Earth’s surface and 66% of marine environments have been heavily altered by human activity, and around one million species

Return to Source: Honoring 10 Years of Center for Earth Ethics

Ned Joyner May 21, 2025

“Tonight, we celebrate the Earth and the vision and the energy that the first Earth Day brought. Here tonight, we lift up what is good and beautiful and true about the life force we share. And we bring a different vision. We return to source.” Karenna Gore’s reflection captured the spirit of the Center for Earth Ethics’ Earth Day celebration on Tuesday, April 22. “Return to Source” brought together artists,