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The UN Secretary-General — Remarks for the ONE PLANET SUMMIT
THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL — REMARKS FOR THE ONE PLANET SUMMIT 11 January 2021 [All English version] Dear friends, 2021 must be the year to reconcile humanity with nature. Until now, we have been destroying our planet. We have been abusing it as if we… Read more
Banks Gather for Finance in Common Summit on Sustainability Solutions – Will it Matter?
This week 450 public development banks (PDBs) are gathering at the Finance in Common Summit, a seminal moment in the world of banking. The banks in attendance represent nearly $2.5 trillion in annual investments ranging from local banks and projects to multilateral banks providing development assistance across the globe. The… Read more
World Bank invested over $10.5 billion in fossil fuels since Paris Agreement
Big Shift Global – Research Papers Calling for an end to public financing of fossil fuels and a shift to investing in sustainable, renewable energy to provide energy access for all World Bank provides assistance and finance for fossils despite climate pledge Energy transition too slow to avert climate crisis… Read more
Portland General Electric to close only coal-fired power plant in Oregon
Congratulations to the state of Oregon on the announcement of closing its only coal-fired plant! Gratitude to all the community members who worked diligently towards this result. Many thanks to the Sierra Club and it’s Oregon Chapter for their dedication towards this important win. Updated Oct 15, 2020; Posted Oct 15,… Read more
The Role of Environmental and Spiritual Ethics in Galvanizing Nature Based Solutions – UNEP Report
Faith for Nature: Multi-Faith Action was a global event October 5-8, 2020 designed to lay the foundation for inter-faith collaboration for sustainable and regenerative development to achieve the SDGs. Center for Earth Ethics director, Karenna Gore participated. The concept and objectives of this conference were coordinated to be in support… Read more
Deep Water Mining – What’s really going on in our Oceans?
“The world is too tragic for naive optimism” – Cornel West The coronavirus has spurred a number of recovery plans including from the World Bank and the Democrats, and the European Union all of which keep the climate and sustainability at the forefront. Threaded through all of them is the… Read more
U.S. Faith-Based Coalition Calls on World Bank to Take Climate Action in the Time of COVID
Washington, D.C. – A coalition of faith-based organizations in the United States will launch a campaign tomorrow in support of Big Shift, a global effort calling on the World Bank to end all support for fossil fuels and shift investment to renewable energy access in the time of COVID-19 and beyond.… Read more
A Time for Change
The coronavirus pandemic should be understood as a dress rehearsal for climate change. The rapidity and breadth of its impact has been too much for our systems to bear. It’s put health care, social security, food systems, sanitation, and most everything else to the absolute test. Thus far food is… Read more
Center for Earth Ethics Affiliates with Columbia Earth Institute
Beginning October 2019, the Center for Earth Ethics will affiliate with the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Karenna Gore, as director of CEE, will become an ex-officio member of the EI Faculty. The Earth Institute (EI) is comprised of nearly 2,000 professionals – including researchers, students, and academics – from… Read more
CEE Gains Consultative Status with United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
The Center for Earth Ethics is pleased to announce that the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations adopted the recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to grant Special Consultative status to CEE (via Union Theological Seminary). Consultative status will enable the Center to actively engage… Read more