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Natural resources, esp minerals, a shared inheritance. Royalty is compensation for sale of minerals, not revenue. medium.com/@de8a079e4019/…

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This Thursday, we present a major new approach to climate justice, which could halt fossil fuel-induced climate change, fund a global Green New Deal and end extreme poverty worldwide via direct cash payments. Come see if this is for real. See you there. eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-fund-…

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The results of the second tranche of mineral block auctions are similar to the first. Enough has been auctioned to enable 12 years of mining at the cap. Is it time for a pause? Goa Foundation Mineral Inheritors Rights Association The Future We Need CMO Goa goenchimati.org/the-second-tra…

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When it comes to iron ore dumps in Goa, the government is expert at producing convoluted policies. Always illegal miners must benefit. Goa Foundation CMO Goa Mineral Inheritors Rights Association The Future We Need goenchimati.org/goa-policy-for…

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Norway taxes oil profits 78% and companies still earn a fair return. In contrast, Canada is on track to lose 77% of our natural resource wealth to private extraction. That's about $1 trillion lost that could've been invested in sovereign wealth funds to benefit Canadians.

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Thrilled to welcome Rahul Basu, Research Director at Goa Foundation, as our guest speaker on Feb 1st, 2024, 12 PM Eastern! 🌍 Join us for a crucial discussion on safeguarding Canada's mineral wealth for future generations. Register here → commonwealth.ca/communitycall

Thrilled to welcome <a href="/rahulbasu/">Rahul Basu</a>, Research Director at <a href="/goafoundation/">Goa Foundation</a>, as our guest speaker on Feb 1st, 2024, 12 PM Eastern! 

🌍 Join us for a crucial discussion on safeguarding Canada's mineral wealth for future generations. 

Register here → commonwealth.ca/communitycall
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Quebec's Generations Fund invests money they get from hydro, minerals, alcohol taxes, etc to help pay off Quebec's enormous govt debt. How? The Generations Fund earns a return higher than Quebec's cost of debt. Common Wealth 🍁 Intergenerational Foundation Goa Foundation montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/qu…

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#Environment | Simon Taylor, Saswati Svetlana, Mike McCormack, Patrick Bond, and Rahul Basu explain how current practices of natural resource extraction burden indigenous communities and deny future generations of their rightful share. idronline.org/article/enviro…

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Current practices of natural resource extraction burden indigenous communities and deny future generations of their rightful share. Yet minerals are needed for development. How do we reconcile this? Publish What You Pay Goa Foundation Mineral Inheritors Rights Association YestoLifeNotoMining thefutureweneed.org/our-shared-inh…

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For the United Nations #SummitoftheFuture, here's an imp paper by Dr. Edith Brown Weiss, where she revisits the Planetary Trust, the origin of the discussion on intergenerational equity in international environmental law. Our legal work is based on these ideas. content.iospress.com/articles/envir…

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Discounting is super important when we consider future generations. Basically, discounting treats future generations as lesser than the present generation, violating intergenerational equity. Goenchi Mati Goa Foundation bostonreview.net/articles/the-p…

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Inter-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is an important process by which losses to foreign extractors get protections that can lead to severe issues. This short report quite eye-opening. Goenchi Mati Goa Foundation Publish What You Pay YestoLifeNotoMining ohchr.org/en/documents/t…

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Today our Exec. Director Patrick Brown attended a panel hosted by Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative & chaired by former Irish President Mary Robinson. The discussion emphasised the need for collective action on #ClimateJustice & Ireland’s role as a global leader in addressing climate challenges 🌍

Today our Exec. Director <a href="/DrPatrickBrown/">Patrick Brown</a> attended a panel hosted by <a href="/fossiltreaty/">Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative</a> &amp; chaired by former Irish President Mary Robinson. The discussion emphasised the need for collective action on #ClimateJustice &amp; Ireland’s role as a global leader in addressing climate challenges 🌍