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Globethics.net in collaboration with CITVN has produced a webcast series on the reading of Pope Francis' environmental encyclical Laudato Si, which has been describe as a ‘worldwide wake up call to help humanity understand the destruction that man is rendering to the environment and his fellow man'.
Dates: The webcast takes place every Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.
We invite you to participate in this webcast series and to engage in the current discussion on what can be done to prevent the destruction of ecosystems that impact both human and non-human beings.
For more information visit our web: www.globethics-live.net
Programme
February 2018
| Date | Speaker 12:00 | Speaker 13:00 | Lecture Laudato Si |
| 6 Feb 2018 | "The Challenge of Jesus" John Dominic Crossan Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies DePaul University, Chicago | Chapter 1. What is happening to our common home Section 1. Pollution and climate change | |
| 13 Feb 2018 | "The Possibility of Rapid Transition" Andrew Simms Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex Fellow - New Economics Foundation Co-director - New Weather Institute | "Transitioning the world to 100% clean, renewable energy" Mark Z. Jacobson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program Stanford University | |
| 20 Feb 2018 | "Climate Shock: It's not over ‘til the fat tail zings" Gernot Wagner, Ph.D. Financial Times Prize-winning author Research Associate and lecturer Environmental Science and Public Policy Harvard School of Engineering & Science | Chapter 1. What is happening to our common home Section 3. Loss of biodiversity | |
| 27 Feb 2018 | "Sustainability Ethics: Ecology, Economy & Ethics" Sanjoy Mukherjee, Ph.D. Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management | RGIIM Sustainability, CSR and Business Ethics Shillong | "Bottom of The Pyramid Empowerment" Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien Ph.D. Award-winning Nigerian social entrepreneur Corporate sustainability and responsibility Founder - Growing Businesses Foundation | Chapter 1. What is happening to our common home Section 4. Decline in the quality of human life and the breakdown of society |
March 2018
| Date | Speaker 12:00 | Speaker 13:00 | Lecture Laudato Si |
| 6 March 2018 | "Climate Change Solutions: What You Thought You Knew Is Obsolete" Joseph Romm Founding Editor, ClimateProgress.org Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Chief Science Advisor, Emmy-winning TV series, "Years of Living Dangerously" Author, "Climate Change: What Everyone Needs To Know | Chapter 1. What is happening to our common home Section 5. Global inequality | |
| 13 March 2018 | The Great Tradeoff: Confronting Moral Conflicts in the Age of Globalization Steven R. Weisman Vice President Peterson Institute for International Economics | "Humanity's Compass for the 21st Century (or why doughnuts could turn out to be good for us)" Kate Raworth, Ph.D. Prize-winning author of "Donut Economics" Senior Visiting Research Associate Environmental Change Institute University of Oxford | Chapter 1. What is happening to our common home Section 6. Weak responses Section 7. A variety of opinions |
| 20 March 2018 | Recent Air Quality & Health Effects Research Marie Venner National Academy of Sciences Chair - Transportation Research Board Climate Change, Energy & Sustainability | Chapter 2. The gospel of creation Section 1. The light offered by faith Section 2. The wisdom of the biblical account | |
| 27 March 2018 | Chapter 2. The gospel of creation Section 3. The mystery of the universe |
April 2018
| Date | Speaker 12:00 | Speaker 13:00 | Lecture Laudato Si |
| 3 April 2018 | "Sustainable finance as a driver for the energy transition; what are the risks of investing in the fossil economy?" Mark Campanale Founder & Executive Director Carbon Tracker Initiative | GreenFaith – Belief into Action for the Earth Rev. Fletcher Harper Episcopal priest Executive Director GreenFaith - National Interfaith Environmental Coalition | Chapter 2. The gospel of creation Section 4. The message of each creature in the harmony of creation |
| 10 April 2018 | "Inequality and Dysfunctional Societies" Richard Wilkinson, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Social Epidemiology University of Nottingham Medical School | "Restoring Faith as a Foundation of Environmental Action" Rev. Jerry Cappel, Ph.D. Director The Center for Religion and Environment University of the South | Chapter 2. The gospel of creation Section 5. A universal communion |
| 17 April 2018 | "Quantum Leadership: New Consciousness in Business" Chris Laszlo, Ph.D. Faculty Executive Director Char and Chuck Fowler Professor of Organizational Behavior Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University | "Humanistic Management" Michael Pirson Associate Professor and Area Chair (Interim) Organizational Behavior Fordham University | Chapter 2. The gospel of creation Section 6. The common destination of goods |
| 24 April 2018 | "How Big is the Energy Efficiency Resource" Amory Lovins Co-founder and Chief Scientist Rocky Mountain Institute | Chapter 2. The gospel of creation Section 7. The gaze of jesus |