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Climate Change - A Challenge to the Churches in South Africa

Climate Change - A Challenge to the Churches in South Africa

The document entitled "Climate Change - A Challenge to the Churches in South Africa", now available in PDF format.

 

07 October 2009

Churches urge Europe's leaders to build a greener economy

Churches urge Europe's leaders to build a greener economy

In advance of the EU summit this month, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden and the Presiding Bishop of EKD (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland) have written to the President of the Council of the European Union, HE Nicolas Sarkozy, urging him to ensure that "that climate considerations are not marginalised in the search to find short and medium term solutions to immediate economic pressures."

09 December 2008

Make climate change legislation a priority, Presiding Bishop urges Senate

Make climate change legislation a priority, Presiding Bishop urges Senate

Urgent action is needed by the United States in response to global warming, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in a March 31 letter to the U.S. Senate

02 April 2008

Church leaders - A Climate Treaty for Climate Justice

Church leaders - A Climate Treaty for Climate Justice

European church leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, have warned governments that "Substantially reducing global emissions of greenhouse gasses will not avoid the serious impacts of climate change already experienced by many of the world's most vulnerable communities".

05 December 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury's new climate change adviser

Archbishop of Canterbury's new climate change adviser

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has appointed Paula Clifford on a six month secondment from Christian Aid to help further the Church of England's quest for sustainable solutions to climate change, following on from the launch of the Church of England's "Shrinking the Footprint" initiative.

19 September 2007

God's Earth is Sacred: An Open Letter to Church and Society in the United States

God's Earth is Sacred: An Open Letter to Church and Society in the United States

God's creation delivers unsettling news. Earth's climate is warming to dangerous levels; 90 percent of the world's fisheries have been depleted; coastal development and pollution are causing a sharp decline in ocean health;

14 February 2005