ENB Vol. 12 No. 714 – Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference 2017 – Summary & Analysis

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Greentech, Trendspotting, Earth Systems Science, Beyond GDP

Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Volume 12 Number 714 | Tuesday, 21 November 2017 Summary of the Fiji / Bonn Climate Change Conference 6-17 November 2017 | Bonn, Germany Languages: EN (HTML/PDF) FR (HTML/PDF) AR (HTML/PDF) JA (HTML/PDF) CN (HTML/PDF) Visit our IISD/ENB Meeting Coverage from Bonn, Germany at: http://enb.iisd.org/climate/cop23/enb/ The UN Climate Change Conference convened …

Registration Deadline 10 December – Online Diploma on Education for Sustainable Development

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Online Certificate Diploma on Education for Sustainable Development 17 January – 20 June 2018 We invite you to join the second edition of this online certificate programme, designed to strengthen educators´ capacity to integrate Education for Sustainable Development into any education setting with depth and creativity. This programme, organized under …

E-news: Students Tackle Nuclear Abolition, Plus Scholar Reflections

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

 Students Tackle Nuclear Abolition On Saturday, October 14, students from eight Boston-area universities gathered at the Ikeda Center for a daylong seminar focused on how best to take up the challenge of abolishing nuclear weapons. Under the guidance of peace education pioneer Betty Reardon and Professor Zeena Zakharia of UMass …

Press Release – Sinal do Vale Partnership with IUCN

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News, Nature/Biomimicry

“Ethical Markets proudly congratulates our esteemed Brazilian partner, Sino Do Vale in this important recognition by IUCN and their new partnership.   See our TV shows with SINAL’s founder Thais Corral “Trends Toward Sustainability in Brazil”  and “The Personal Journey of Brazilian Leader Thais Corral”   Bravo! ~ Hazel Henderson, Editor”   …

BARRIO SOLAR update

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

“Ethical Markets supports this wonderful project, lead by my longtime colleague and co-author Fritjof Capra, whose books have enlightened so many.  Fritjof also serves on our Advisory Board.  We see how BARRIO SOLAR is already receiving great voluntary resources to bring solar panels to all those in need of electricity …

Open MIC Joins Coalition in Urging Companies and DHS to Avoid Risky “Extreme Vetting Initiative”

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

Open MIC Joins Coalition in Urging Companies and the Dept. of Homeland Security to Avoid Risky, Dangerous “Extreme Vetting Initiative” Tech companies are being solicited to partner with DHS for “Extreme Vetting” — an initiative that technology experts and civil liberties groups call a threat to constitutional rights Today, Open …

E-Com at MC11 is effort to hijack basic internet governance issues / Donald Trump’s FCC is a Clear and Present Danger to Democracy

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

E-Com at MC11 is effort to hijack basic internet governance issues Posted on 11/22/2017 By Chakravarthi Raghavan* – SUNS Geneva, 21 Nov – As issues relating to the monopolistic/oligopolistic control over information and data by the Silicon Valley technology giants and their platforms are beginning to attract adverse public and political …