Policy Areas - Ecology and Environment

Top Methodist to join climate cycle ride to Copenhagen

staff writers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:25:40 +0000

Ben Bradley, Events Co-ordinator of the British Methodist Church, has said that he will join a team of 28 volunteers cycling 140 miles to the United Nations climate change conference at Copenhagen.

Catholics turn blue over climate change

staff writers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:03:13 +0000

Campaigners were yesterday so annoyed with world leaders' lack of action on climate change, they went blue in the face.

MPs urged to sign up to back radical climate action

agency reporter — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:40:05 +0000

MPs are being urged to sign up to a parliamentary early day motion calling on the UK government to urge the European Union to take a much stronger stand in tackling climate change.

Hunger Strike on climate change reaches tenth day

staff writers — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:49:31 +0000

As Barack Obama said that time had run out to secure a legally binding climate deal at the Copenhagen summit in December, hunger strikers around the world reached the tenth day of a fast to 'wake the world up to reality'.

A can-do approach to climate change

Giles Fraser — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:26:32 +0000

The climate-change campaign needs a sense of can-do enthusiasm, says Giles Fraser. It would be really something if faith leaders were able to help replace gloomy defeatism with a broader version of something Christians call hope.

'Waving not drowning' will be climate change protesters' message

staff writers — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:21:05 +0000

The Wave, a visual protest being organised by the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, promises to be the UK's biggest-ever demonstration in support of international environmental action to combat climate change.

Asia and Pacific churches speak up for those displaced by climate change

agency reporter — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:01:46 +0000

Resettlement of people displaced by the consequences of climate change was highlighted as a major concern for churches at a gathering of ecumenical representatives from Asia and the Pacific region.

Churches advocate at UN on climate impact, indigenous rights and Colombia

agency reporter — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:06:05 +0000

Global church representatives gather in New York City from 15 November to press three issues at the United Nations: peoples being displaced by climate change, indigenous rights and Colombia's protracted internal conflict.

Local authorities 'dismayed' at plans for new nuclear power stations

staff writers — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:46:26 +0000

The UK and Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities expressed ‘dismay’ yesterday at the Government’s announcement to develop as many as 15 new nuclear power stations.

New coal plans 'need clean up'

agency reporter — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:38:08 +0000

New government plans to clean up coal power stations are too weak to ensure that the UK keeps its promises to cut carbon emissions, Christian Aid said yesterday

Young Muslims and Christians unite in climate change activism

staff writers — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:42:24 +0000

British Muslims and Christians aged 18-25 are uniting to urge the UK government to press for significant progress in tackling climate change at the international summit due in Copenhagen next month.

Religious leaders hand 60 plans on climate change to the UN

Ecumenical News International — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:16:22 +0000

Leaders of nine major faiths have presented 60 ideas for lessening carbon emissions to the United Nations after the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, singled out the religious community as key in fighting climate change.

UK 'climate aid' criticised for adding to Third World debt

agency reporter — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:45:55 +0000

The UK government came under fire today in a new report revealing that the current climate finance proposals likely to dominate the weekend’s G20 talks will increase third world debt.

Church of England launches seven-year climate change plan

staff writers — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:49:51 +0000

The Church of England has used a meeting of global faith leaders and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to launch an environmental strategy for the next seven years.

Only 'vacuum' on climate is political will, Ban Ki-moon tells faith leaders

agency reporter — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:08:33 +0000

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on political leaders today to join the world’s faiths and the United Nations in taking bold steps to address dangerous climate change.