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Climate change -- caused by humanity's emission of greenhouse gases -- has emerged as a global issue of the highest urgency. On this page, you will find some articles addressing climate change from an integrated ethical perspective, as framed by the Earth Charter. This page was initially developed in 2007 to stimulate a dialogue on these issues making the linkages with the Earth Charter.
To initiate this dialogue, two members of Earth Charter International Council -- Australian scientist Brendan Mackey of
Here you can download the following essays/documents:
- Mackey, Brendan. Climate Change, Ethics and the Earth Charter (2010).
- Video- Interview with Brendan Mackey on climate change negotiations and the Earth Charter. PART 1
- Video- Interview with Brendan Mackey on climate change negotiations and the Earth Charter PART 2
- ECI Recommendations on the Climate Change negotiations - Latest version (December 2009)
- ECI Recommendations on the Climate Change negotiating text toward Copenhagen Conference (June 2009 Version)
- Lubbers, Ruud, Borren and Vanenburg Article - Negotiations will not save the planet (December 2009)
- Winning the Struggle Against Global Warming - By Brendan Mackey and Song Li
- Response to Comments - By Brendan Mackey and Song Li
- Global Warming is an Ethical Issue - By Alan AtKisson
- Protecting Life From Climate Change - By David Chalmers
- Winning the Struggle against Global Warming : Switch modern agriculture to family farming in Senegal - By Ibrahima Seck
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NEWS
Earth Charter, Climate Change and Ethics - Interview with Brendan Mackey
- By ECI Sec 3
- Published 06/17/2010
- News and Events , Communication and Media , Climate Change , News , Australia
Watch an interesting video interview with Prof. Brendan Mackey on climate change, ethics and the Earth Charter!
The Earth Charter presented for Costa Rican youth activists
- By Youth Facilitator
- Published 05/20/2010
- Climate Change , Youth , Costa Rica
Earth Charter youth partner Reto Juvenil Internacional co-organized a three day training on global citizenship and climate change for Costa Rican youth. The Earth Charter was presented to the participants as an ethical framework to approach the climate change.
Launch of EC+10 celebrations and communication campaign
- By ECI Sec 2
- Published 04/19/2010
- Local Communities and Governments , Art , News and Events , Communication and Media , Climate Change , Youth , Religion and Spirituality , Education , United Nations and Global Governance , Business , News
The yearlong Earth Charter+10 celebrations begins this week with major events and the launch of the video - It starts with one - on 22 April, Earth Day.
EC 2009 Annual Report released!
- By ECI Sec 2
- Published 03/26/2010
- Local Communities and Governments , Art , News and Events , Communication and Media , Climate Change , Youth , Religion and Spirituality , Education , United Nations and Global Governance , Business , News
The Earth Charter International Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the Earth Charter Annual Report for 2009
Launch of Earth Charter+10 celebrations in Mexico
- By ECI Sec 2
- Published 03/26/2010
- Local Communities and Governments , Art , News and Events , Communication and Media , Climate Change , Youth , Religion and Spirituality , Education , United Nations and Global Governance , Business , News , Mexico
Major EC gatherings will take place in Mexico to celebrate EC+10 in the Federal District and Guanajuato
Reasons to embrace the Earth Charter
- By Youth Facilitator
- Published 03/3/2010
- Climate Change , Youth , Ghana
Mr. Emmanuel Agyemang Badu of Ghana, the Earth Charter Youth Group Coordinator from ECYG The PIGOP, wrote an article on climate change and on the need to embrase the Earth Charter.
Outstanding new book – The Tao of Liberation – by Hathaway and Boff
- By ECI Sec 2
- Published 01/19/2010
- Climate Change , Religion and Spirituality , News , Brazil
ECI is happy to announce the publication of a new book – The Tao of Liberation: Exploring the Ecology of Transformation.
ECYG from Bangladesh in COP 15
- By Youth Facilitator
- Published 01/14/2010
- Climate Change , Youth , Bangladesh
Three members of Earth Charter Youth Group Climate Natural got an opportunity to participate in COP 15.
COP 15 side event featuring the Earth Charter
- By ECI Sec 3
- Published 12/15/2009
- Climate Change , United Nations and Global Governance , News
During COP 15 in Copenhagen, Green Cross International and Climate Change Task Force are organizing a side event, where Maurice Strong will be talking about the role of the Earth Charter as a framework for cooperative action in a climate change context.
Lubbers and Boff Recent Articles on Climate Change
- By ECI Sec 2
- Published 12/15/2009
- Climate Change , Education , News , Netherlands
Read Ruud Lubbers et all and Leonardo Boff excellent articles on Climate Change in light of the Copenhagen event