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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
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