Category - global warming

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.

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.

Progressio tells faith leaders that the poor are key to climate change action

agency reporter — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:55:46 +0000

Catholic agency Progressio has told senior faith leaders from across the UK that poor and marginalised communities in the developing world are a vital “part of the solution” in tackling climate change.

Tackling climate change a 'moral imperative, say UK faith leaders

staff writers — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:50:10 +0000

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi and the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster have joined faith-based groups across the UK in calling for “urgent measures” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the run-up to Copenhagen.

Free church leaders want decisive EU action against global warming

agency reporter — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:48:44 +0000

The Methodist Church, the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the United Reformed Church have urged the EU to agree carbon cuts of at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2020 and for these cuts to be made without extensive use of offsets.

Christian Aid alarmed at Euro finance let-down on climate change

staff writers — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:46:45 +0100

UK anti-poverty agency Christian Aid says it is alarmed that the European finance ministers’ meeting to discuss climate finance in Luxembourg has broken up without agreement.

Archbishop sets out Christian vision of environmental responsibility

agency reporter — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:18:43 +0100

In an Operation Noah lecture at Southwark Cathedral, the Archbishop of Canterbury has set out a Christian vision of how people can respond to the looming environmental crisis.

Christian Aid stages mass 'virtual trespass' of parliament over climate change

agency reporter — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:38:52 +0100

UK-based international development NGO Christian Aid yesterday staged a Mass Visual Trespass at Parliament to demand climate justice at the forthcoming United Nations summit in Copenhagen

Religion and Darwin can help meet climate challenge, says scientist

staff writers — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:25:09 +0100

The evolutionary basis of cooperation and mobilising religious believers to act against global warming are two key elements in the fight against climate change, claims Lord May.