Voices from the Global Ethical Stocktake

The Global Ethical Stocktake elevates the moral, ethical, philosophical and cultural dimensions of the climate crisis—with a broader invitation to civil society. A groundbreaking initiative from the Brazilian COP30 leadership, the GES convened six official regional dialogues of diverse voices to reflect on deeper values that should guide climate action. The North America Dialogue, the final dialogue, was co-led by the Center for Earth Ethics’ Karenna Gore and Brazil’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Marina Silva. Alongside the official global gatherings, local organizations and communities hosted Self-Organized Dialogues to share perspectives on climate ethics from their own lived experiences. Participants in both the official and self-organized dialogues were asked to reflect on the GES Guiding Questions.  This page lifts up words, images and insights from these dialogues.