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  • 27 Oct 2012
    MP criticises 'anti-green, anti-science forces' in parliament

    Green MP Caroline Lucas has criticised the appointment of Conservative climate sceptic Peter Lilley to a key environmental scrutiny role.

  • 21 Oct 2012
    Government urged to act on climate change commitments

    Development agency Christian Aid believes that the historic Climate Change Act, passed in 2008, is now under threat from the coalition government.

  • 24 Jun 2012
    Governments must do more on climate change

    Three major British Churches have voiced their disappointment that the Rio+20 Earth Summit has not made progress on the environmental challenges that face the global community.

  • 22 Jun 2012
    Rio+20: success or failure?

    You have read the newspaper and web headlines already. The world’s media has declared the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, an embarrassing failure. But, asks Daniel Hale, who headed up the Rio delegation for NGO Progressio, is that all there is to be said? And where do we look from here?

  • 13 Jun 2012
    'The Future We Want': Christians speak out on Rio+20

    This month, against a backdrop of severe ecological and financial crises, world governments are meeting in Rio, Brazil, trying to reach an agreement to secure a sustainable future for the planet and its people. Alex Green and Daniel Hale from Progressio explain why this matters, why urgent action is needed by governments, and how all of us can help shape and influence the Rio+20 process towards climate justice.

  • 28 May 2012
    Churches to accompany communities displaced by climate change

    Participants from churches, NGOs, ecumenical and international organisations attended a WCC conference in Bossey last week to address displacement caused by climate change.

  • 16 Apr 2012
    York to host ecumenical climate change service and workshops

    The Archbishop of York, the Catholic Bishop of Middlesbrough and the Methodist Chair of the York & Hull District are to lead a service at York Minster on climate change.

  • 1 Mar 2012
    Scottish government asked for assurances on climate justice fund

    Scottish Government ministers have been asked to give public assurances that their Climate Justice Fund will be ‘new’ rather than recycled money.

  • 23 Feb 2012
    Lent: declaring for climate justice

    On Ash Wednesday, Progressio was delighted to add its name to a call to the Church to reflect, pray and act on climate change and environmental degradation in our world.

  • 22 Feb 2012
    Repentance required for climate change 'shrug culture' say church leaders

    Church leaders from some of the UK's biggest churches have made a call for 'repentance' over a prevailing 'shrug-culture' towards climate change.