The Balancing Act: Extracting Needed Minerals and the Green Economy
Recored on August 10, Thursday 11-12:30am ET
Presented as a part of Interfaith Awareness Week
The full IAW virtual program can be accessed through
the World Interfaith Network world-interfaith.com
Chief Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan and serves as a Member Chief of the Onondaga Council of Chiefs and the Grand Council of the Iroquois Confederacy, the Haudenosaunee Peoples
is joined by EJFA Dialogue partners:
Luke Henkel, Programs Coordinator North America, Laudato Si Movement
Azza Karam, Secretary General, Religions for Peace
Michael Richardson, Rivers & Mountains GreenFaith
Rabbi Daniel Swartz, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
Influential leaders representing the world’s main religions and eminent Indigenous leaders discuss the moral and spiritual aspects as well as the difficulties of transitioning to a “green economy,” the Rights of Nature, and respectful, responsible transformation away from extractive industries. What can the world’s religious population, over 85% of the Earth’s people, do to influence governments, industry, commerce, and their own communities? The move to electric vehicles and, more so, to battery technology dependence requires a vast amount of “transition” minerals to be extracted, including nickel, lithium, cobalt, and copper. How can the extractive industry, international for-profit companies, and governments respect and protect the land, the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and protect the health of all living beings affected in these areas? Are we able to transition to renewable energy in a just and equitable way that could positively impact communities and the environment?
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