Tracking U.N. initiatives to Vermont legislation
by Guy Page
A former Addison County resident has released research arguing that Vermont mirrored a broader global policy shift during the COVID-19 pandemic that aligned with the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Christine Stone’s report points to the World Economic Forum’s June 2020 launch of “The Great Reset,” in which founder Klaus Schwab described the pandemic as “a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and reset our world.” Stone also cites the September 2020 World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit, held alongside the United Nations General Assembly, where global leaders, including U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, urged using the pandemic to accelerate progress toward the U.N.’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Accompanied by graphs and a timeline (below), Stone’s research asks how many of the Sustainable Development Goals advanced simultaneously during the pandemic and what their effects were. Stone organizes state policies and events chronologically to examine whether they reflected broader international trends associated with the U.N.’s sustainability agenda.
How much did the U.N. and other international organizations affect Vermont policy and legislation on the granular level? It’s probably impossible to say for sure – but the information below is an effort to ‘connect the dots’.
Stone will be a guest on WVMT’s Chronicle Conversations at 12:30 PM today.
