It’s One of the Biggest Experiments in Fighting Global Poverty. Now the Results are In.

Tommy MalettaCommunity Development Solutions, Global Citizen, Trendspotting, Latest Headlines

By Nurith Aizenman, NPR It’s an unprecedented – and massive – experiment: Since 2017 the U.S.-based charity GiveDirectly has been providing thousands of villagers in Kenya what’s called a “universal basic income” – a cash grant of about $50, delivered every month, with the commitment to keep the payments coming …

‘Phaseout’ or ‘Phasedown’? Why UN Climate Negotiators Obsess Over Language

Tommy MalettaGreen Prosperity, Global Citizen, Latest Headlines

By Akielly Hu, Grist Expect heated debates over single words — and even commas — at COP28. In recent years, environmental activists have lambasted annual United Nations climate conferences for producing “empty words” and “hollow promises” instead of concrete actions to slow global warming. Many of those critics argue that follow-through — actually implementing commitments …

COP28: What UN reports say about global action on climate change

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By Gloria Dickie, Susanna Twidale, and David Stanway, Reuters Nov 29 (Reuters) – Ahead of this year’s COP28 climate summit in Dubai, U.N. agencies have released several reports offering updates on global progress in limiting climate change. Here are some of the most important findings: GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GASES ARE STILL RISING Global …

Ikeda Center Founder Daisaku Ikeda Passes Away at 95

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It’s with deep sadness that Ethical Markets shares in announcing the passing of Daisaku Ikeda, Founder of Ikeda Center.  Buddhist thinker and president of the lay Buddhist movement Soka Gakkai International (SGI).  In 2004, Daisaku Ikeda and Hazel Henderson co-authored,  “Planetary Citizenship: Your Values, Beliefs and Actions Can Shape a Sustainable World”.   They explore the …

The Great Carbon Divide

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By Jonathan Watts, The Guardian We are not equally to blame for rising temperatures, and recognising that is an important step in identifying possible solutions The climate chasm between the world’s carbon-guzzling rich and the heat-vulnerable poor forms a symbolic shape when plotted on a graph. Climate-heating greenhouse gas emissions …

US Coal Power Plants Killed at Least 460,000 People in Past 20 Years – Report

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By Nina Lakhani, Guardian Pollution caused twice as many premature deaths as previously thought, with updated understanding of dangers of PM2.5. Coal-fired power plants killed at least 460,000 Americans during the past two decades, causing twice as many premature deaths as previously thought, new research has found. Cars, factories, fire …