by Sean Reilly | Dec 25, 2007
As church leaders throughout Britain put the final rhetorical flourishes on their Christmas messages this morning, a Welsh Christian figurehead is focussing on the practical side of the gospel message of hope – respect for creation through recycling. In calling...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 17, 2007
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have welcomed the final political consensus reached at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia but are urging national governments to show greater...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 16, 2007
“A road map missing a vital signpost”, was how aid agency Tearfund described the global deal on climate change struck at the UN conference in Bali on Saturday. Without explicit reference in the final document to the need for industrialised countries to cut carbon...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 5, 2007
The fight against climate change has been marked by broken promises and missed opportunities, say three European bishops in a letter to political leaders to mark the opening of UN-led talks on the Indonesian island of Bali this week. “Every person on earth, both...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 4, 2007
Optimism emerged during early sessions of the UN climate talks in Bali this week when Australia promised to ratify the Kyoto Protocol as soon as possible, leaving the USA as the only large developed nation outside the global framework. As Australia’s new Prime...
