High-integrity carbon markets have the potential to deliver an impactful triple bottom-line – imperative climate action, development outcomes, and private capital mobilization.

High-integrity carbon markets have the potential to deliver an impactful triple bottom-line – imperative climate action, development outcomes, and private capital mobilization. Unfortunately, these markets are suffering from a significant trust deficit. For over 35 years, MIGA’s guarantees have bred trust. Join us for the launch of MIGA’s letter of authorization template administered by the WBG Guarantee Platform, a public good for securing insurability rights and standardizing host government commitments to investors. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/LhvV50U3qbW @MIGAWorldBank

Speakers
- Hiroshi Matano, Executive Vice President, MIGA, World Bank Group
- Benedict Chia, Director-General, National Climate Change Secretariat, Singapore
- Dirk Forrister, President and CEO, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
- Marie Owens Thomsen, Senior Vice President, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- Francesco La Camera, Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Margaret Kim, Chief Executive Officer, Gold Standard
- Moderator: Ethiopis Tafara, Vice President & Chief Finance, Risk, Legal and Sustainability Officer, MIGA

The World Bank Group at COP29 | A livable planet with clean energy, more resilient communities, and stronger economies is possible. The World Bank Group is committed to making it a reality—and ensuring that climate change doesn’t delay much-needed development and worsen quality of life. Join us live in Baku at the World Bank Group Pavilion, in partnership with the IMF and the FT, and online. http://wrld.bg/hk5E50U3qi5 #cop29

ABOUT THE WORLD BANK � The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development on a livable planet. http://www.worldbank.org

In the early 1980s Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and conservative economists such as Milton Friedman ushered in a global era of “neo-liberal” economics, which saw markets and large

In the early 1980s Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and conservative economists such as Milton Friedman ushered in a global era of “neo-liberal” economics, which saw markets and large corporations given nearly unrestrained power, leading to ever escalating wealth inequality and the capture of government by monied interests. But in recent years a new global movement, Community Wealth Building, has been pushing back on neoliberalism, fighting to democratize the economy and build wealth for the many, not just the few. It is taking hold in places as varied as Cleveland, Jackson Mississippi and the Pine Ridge Reservation here in the U.S., and in England, Scotland, Amsterdam and Australia. Renowned journalist Laura Flanders, host of The Laura Flanders Show on public television, will explain why this growing movement for a democratic economy may be the most important economic movement of our time.

Laura Flanders, one of the pre-eminent progressive journalists and media figures in the country, is the host and Executive Producer of the nationally syndicated The Laura Flanders Show, which airs on nearly 300 PBS stations nationwide (and online, on radio, and as a podcast). She is an Izzy-Award winning independent journalist, a bestselling author (including of: Blue Grit: Making Impossible, Improbable, Inspirational Political Change in America and Bushwomen) and a recipient of the Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women’s Media Center.

Learn more at http://www.bioneers.org

Dr. Margaret Wheatley (Meg) champions community as the answer to navigating chaotic times. She writes, teaches, and speaks on organizing work and cultivating strong relationships to withstand

Dr. Margaret Wheatley (Meg) champions community as the answer to navigating chaotic times. She writes, teaches, and speaks on organizing work and cultivating strong relationships to withstand increasing turbulence.

Wheatley asserts that fostering community is crucial, whatever the problem. Her insights are explored in her book, available on Amazon.com.

Grandmother Margaret Behan (Cheyenne), also known as "Global Grandmother," is a prominent spokesperson for Mother Earth's rights and nature preservation. Since co-founding the International

Grandmother Margaret Behan (Cheyenne), also known as "Global Grandmother," is a prominent spokesperson for Mother Earth's rights and nature preservation. Since co-founding the International Council for Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers in 2004, she has advocated for safeguarding the environment for future generations.

Behan will share her personal journey through addiction and recovery, including her spiritual awakening after achieving sobriety. She is scheduled to speak at the SEED Institute's "Wisdom from the Origins" conference in Albuquerque on September 14, 2012.

The "Just Transitions" panel took place on June 25, 2025, as part of the Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond, hosted by the Women's Earth and Climate Network

The "Just Transitions" panel took place on June 25, 2025, as part of the Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond, hosted by the Women's Earth and Climate Network (WECAN) from June 23-28. Panelists included gina cortés valderrama (Colombia), Lorraine Chiponda (Zimbabwe), Serena Mendizábal (Canada), Ayshka Najib (UAE), and Margaret Kwateng (USA).

Organized by WECAN, the Assembly convened over 125 grassroots and frontline women leaders, global advocates, and policymakers from 50 countries. Across 25 unique panels, speakers presented diverse visions, projects, and strategies to accelerate a bold and transformative path toward a healthy and just world.

Transforming Global Economies for People, Planet, and a Just Transition! During this event, global women leaders spotlighted alternative economic models, solutions, and frameworks that are

Transforming Global Economies for People, Planet, and a Just Transition! During this event, global women leaders spotlighted alternative economic models, solutions, and frameworks that are predicated on community-led solutions, feminist economics, Indigenous knowledge, and ancient concepts of reciprocity with the Earth and all living beings. Topics include land rematriation and Land Back, care economy, post-growth, Buen Vivir, and much more. There are alternative economies to learn from and an emergence of socially just, place-based, caring economic and ecologically enhancing models that are structuring a path forward for people and planet.
Speakers included: Monique Verdin (Houma Nation), WECAN Food Sovereignty Program Coordinator in the Gulf South, Turtle Island, USA; Nati Greene, Global Coordinator and Co-founder of the Global Alliance for Rights of Nature, Ecuador; Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Climate Policy Program Director, Roosevelt Institute, Turtle Island/USA; Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President of The Club of Rome, Belgium; Margaret Kwateng, Campaign Lead National Organizer, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, Turtle Island/USA; moderation and comments by Osprey Orielle Lake, Executive Director, WECAN.

Accelerating a Feminist Green New Deal - COP27 Press Conference

To truly address the root causes, as well as the scope and scale of the climate crisis, the Green New Deal must be

Accelerating a Feminist Green New Deal - COP27 Press Conference

To truly address the root causes, as well as the scope and scale of the climate crisis, the Green New Deal must be cross-cutting in its approach, steadfast in feminist principles, and strive to combat historical oppressions.

During this press conference, speakers discussed the principles of the Feminist Green New Deal and feminist policies and frameworks that are necessary for advancing just climate policies. This press conference was organized by the Feminist Green New Deal Coalition, of which WECAN is a founding member.

Speakers included:
--- Jacqui Patterson, Founder and Executive Director, The Chisholm Legacy Project
--- Margaret Kwateng, National Green New Deal Organizer, Global Grassroots Justice Alliance (GGJA)
--- Dr. Frances Roberts-Gregory, Program Director, Initiative for Energy Justice
--- Katherine Quaid (Confederated Tribes of Umatilla), Communications Coordinator, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)
--- Mara Dolan, Program Manager, Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)

Dr. Margaret Plews-Ogan, Bernard B. and Anne L. Brody Teaching Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Appreciative Practice at the University of Virginia, presented "Wisdom

Dr. Margaret Plews-Ogan, Bernard B. and Anne L. Brody Teaching Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Appreciative Practice at the University of Virginia, presented "Wisdom in Medicine: The Path through Adversity."

This presentation took place at the University of Chicago Wisdom Research Forum on May 8, 2015. For Dr. Plews-Ogan's bio, visit: University of Virginia Medicine.

This content was published on June 4, 2015.