Autor: Ulrich Hemel

Human Fraternity, Human Sisterhood and Social Friendship from a Global Ethic Perspective

“Global Ethic” does not mean that people have to change their religion. They should follow their own path of religious belongings and world-view convictions but they should unite in recognizing common human principles. It is easy to understand that here we do have the idea of a universal reach which is accessible to all world-views and religions. As a matter of fact, 6000 delegates from a huge variety of religions during the Plenary Assembly of the Parliament of World’s Religions in Chicago in 1993 adopted a “Global Ethics Declaration” which contains two principles and five basic ethical values.

Looking for a World in Balance: The “Inclusivity Index”, the Magical Square of the Great Transformation or How to Build a Social Strategy for the Global Civil Society

In this article, Ulrich Hemel proposes the concept of an „inclusivity index“ as a tool for assessing and improving development in various dimensions, including economic, social, ecological, and ethical. The inclusivity index aims to promote a more holistic approach to development, moving beyond the traditional focus on economic growth. The index uses existing global indices available for at least 180 countries such as the Gini index of social inequality in the social field, the carbon footprint in the ecological field, the GDP in the economic field and the Corruption Perception Index in the ethical field.

A Global Fossil Products Climate Tax as a Contribution to Climate Justice

After the debacle of the COP 29 Conference in Baku and after the start of the new presidency of Donald Trump in the USA, we need a restart for fighting climate change. We therefore should evaluate what works and what does not work. First of all, the game of naming and blaming does not work. The idea behind is the...