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Jewish Light content The St. Louis Jewish Light was ostensibly created as a platform through which readers could raise and discuss Jewish issues.  In recent years some regular columnists’ writings loosely follow this purpose under the genus of tikkun olam. However, no matter how you stretch the guidelines, there’s nothing the least bit Jewish about Mike Shannon’s departure and his replacement’s arrival (“Which current Cardinals could replace Mike Shannon on the rad...

French supermarket chain accused of environmental violation and more news this week These were the most relevant environmental news of this week. Photo: Reuters LatinAmerican Post | July Vanesa López Romero Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio tag. This week indigenous groups from the Colombian and Brazilian Amazon came together to sue Grupo Casino, a French distributor, in the court in Saint-Etienne, France. This international giant is accused of deforestation...

02 MARCH 2021, NEW YORK CITY 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Elliott Harris, Chief Economist, United Nations: “This is a singularly important new development that will have a major impact. It can and it will be a gamechanger for the way we make policy and it will deeply affect how we think about and tackle climate change and biodiversity to name just a few of the challenges we face on this planet.” FILE - NEW YORK CITY 02 MARCH 2021, NEW YORK CITY 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Elliott Harris, Chief Economi...

Virtual Press Conference by Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), on a new system of natural capital accounting (SEEA EA) expected to be adopted by the 52nd session of the UN Statistical Commission, organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

The United Nations Nations must start weighing up the cost of economic profit against damage to the environment if they are to have a chance at a sustainable future, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. The UN chief highlighted that the global economy increased almost fivefold in the past fifty years, but that growth was at a massive cost to the environment. Up to now, humanity has treated nature as a free commodity. The price is climate change, pollution and mass extinct...

March 02, 2021 Reef fish and corals in the waters of the Seychelles archipelago. — courtesy UNDP NEW YORK — Nations must start weighing up the cost of economic profit against damage to the environment if they are to have a chance at a sustainable future, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. The UN chief highlighted that the global economy increased almost fivefold in the past fifty years, but that growth was at a massive cost to the environment. “Nat...

Reply The Franklin girls basketball team lost to Hudson in Saturdays state semifinal, while the boys fell to Tosa East in the Sabres first sectional championship game since 1983. (Shutterstock ) FRANKLIN, WI — During a season that featured a delayed start and mandatory mask-wearing while playing, the Franklin High School girls and boys basketball teams ensured the 2020-21 campaign also be remembered for on-court success. Both teams saw fine seasons come to an end last weekend. The girls team...

The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations warned Monday that the world economy is “on a cliffhanger,” still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic whose impact will be felt for years but still expected to make a modest recovery of 4.7% in 2021 which would barely offset 2020 losses. The U.N.’s new report on the World Economic Situation and Prospects said the once-in-a-century crisis sparked by the global impact of the coronavirus caused the global economy to shrink by 4.3% in ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has emphasised on adopting holistic approach taking into consideration both the environmental conservation as well as growth of the country. Javadekar has said this during the NCAVES India Forum 2021, organised by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in a virtual format, with live sessions on January 14, 21 and 28, concluded on Thursday, according to a statement by MoSPI. The NCAVES stands for Natura...

The secretary-general addressed the forum as the UN released its latest report, which warns that global economic recovery from the pandemic remains precarious.