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Sep 9, 2024 | 
greeneconomycoalition.org | Jean McLean |Oliver Greenfield
The Green Economy Coalition (GEC) is the world's largest alliance dedicated to accelerating the transition to a green, fair and inclusive economy. Founded in 2009, the GEC brings together around 65 members, including citizen groups, civil society, research organisations, and UN entities, united in the belief that our economic system needs fundamental change. We are now looking for a Convenor to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 35 hours per week.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
greeneconomycoalition.org | Jean McLean |Oliver Greenfield
One of the key elements of our theory of change is telling the story of transition, to support this objective and strengthening societal demands for inclusive green and circular economies. The stories we weave help us understand our reality and this can be changes.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
greeneconomycoalition.org | Emily Benson |Oliver Greenfield
Our latest research report, "The status of the transition to green & fair economies: 2024", published today, brings together a year's research on the latest trends, policies and industrial developments in green & fair economy. Over the last few years, we have seen citizens and young people hit the streets in their millions to demand change; and radical new thinking has emerged that challenges mainstream economics.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
greeneconomycoalition.org | Oliver Greenfield
The following is the Executive Summary of our new research report, "Status of the transition to green & fair economies 2024." Read the full report here. We live in a world of fractal, metastasizing crises. Armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies, forced displacement, rising energy and food prices, democratic decay, institutional paralysis, and spiralling national debt are all being compounded by climate change, biodiversity loss and rising inequality – the so-called polycrisis.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
newsbreak.com | Oliver Greenfield
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Nov 12, 2023 | 
newsbreak.com | Oliver Greenfield
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Nov 7, 2023 | 
newsbreak.com | Oliver Greenfield
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
greeneconomycoalition.org | Sofia Martinez |Kumi Naidoo |Mary Robinson |Oliver Greenfield
Once again, the world turns its attention to New York City, and the second Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, as part of the UN General Assembly. This event marks a critical juncture for global leaders, policymakers, and the private sector to come together to discuss the progress made toward achieving the SDGs. More importantly, it will mark the beginning of a new phase of accelerated actions leading up to 2030.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
greeneconomycoalition.org | Kumi Naidoo |Mary Robinson |Oliver Greenfield
Summer 2023 might be remembered as the coolest of our lifetime. As global heating continues to worsen, this year has already brought a litany of extreme weather with heatwaves, fires, droughts and floods across the planet, with dramatic consequences. Cliamte scientists also tell us that we still have time to avert the very worst possible outcomes, but we need to accelerate our responses.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
greeneconomycoalition.org | Oliver Greenfield |Jean McLean
Kumi Naidoo is a human rights and climate justice activist, former International Executive Director of Greenpeace International and Secretary General of Amnesty International, and host of the Power People & Planet podcast. Mary Robinson is the former President of Ireland - the first woman to hold the office - and was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002. She now campaigns for action on climate change through her foundation and as the chair of The Elders.
