Voting for climate-friendly political parties in Germany & the UK could be the best way to minimize your carbon footprint Ahead of German elections on 26 September, 2° Investing Initiative (2DII) finds in a new study that voting for climate-friendly parties can be the most important action a German or …
The hunt for $100 billion, push for UN climate rights envoy and smart uses for carbon
As leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, it’s crunch time for climate finance – yet again. After a roundtable bringing together rich nations, small island states, African and other developing countries, UN chief Antonio Guterres said he’d heard “encouraging declarations” …
SDG Update – 21 September 2021
Making Multilateralism Work Vaccinations, Climate Action Among 5 Sources of Hope for UNGA76 Incoming UNGA President Shahid called for new narrative to lessen collective anxiety. Read Youth at the HLPF: Facing the Ongoing Challenge of Meaningful Participation More than just consultation, youth have claimed their need …
Can You Fight Climate Change With What You Eat?
“Ethical Markets highly recommends this newsletter, with all the correct information we also find on how to eat better and for the planet, as our Advisory Board member, Frances Moore Lappe taught us all in her “Diet for A Small Planet“, see her recent interviews celebrating its 50th anniversary edition! We …
Dutch pension providers strive for carbon neutrality
“Ethical Markets is still looking for actually reducing fossil fuels use! These “net-zero“ pledges are mostly based on promises of offsets that turn out to be fraudulent! Let’s move beyond this “net-zero“ scam ! Hazel Henderson, Editor” Most pension asset managers and administrators in the Netherlands say they are …
Food Experts’ Expectations for Global Food Systems Transformation
“Ethical Markets recommends all this news from IPS on needed reforms to our global food system. Still missing is the key issue: all our current global foods are grown on the planet’s 3% dwindling freshwater, which is the real impending crisis! We find that overlooking the other half of our planet’s …
Cleaning up coal’s mess
There isn’t much that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Sierra Club agree on, but one of those rare things is a measure that’s part of the bipartisan infrastructure package to be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives later this month that would fund $11.3 billion to remediate coal mines abandoned before …
Nurturing Our Humanity: Reuniting Care and Economics
What are the enabling conditions for reuniting care and economics? Are these also the conditions for the birth of an ecological civilization? Can we get real about markets and what the social wealth economic indicators are that promote real thinking about the human future? In this Integral Voices conversation, …
The “Methane Accelerator”
“Ethical Markets is grateful to our esteemed Advisory Board member Rinaldo Brutoco, author, energy expert and President of our partner World Business Academy, for keeping global focus on this “Methane Accelerator” and the global threat it poses for our climate! Must read! Rinaldo also works with us on the next stage of human technology: the …
“Systems Change though Local Economies” Sept 24 -26 virtual
“Ethical Markets highly recommends this free virtual conference! Don’t miss it! Hazel Henderson, Editor” Systems Change through Local Economies There is only one week left until our September conference, Systems Change through Local Economies! To those of you who have registered, thank you for your vote …