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South Asia is the global hotspot for air pollution. Can this deadly problem be fixed?

Authorities in India's capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. Residents of New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog as worsening air pollution surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommended daily maximum.

So, why is this happening? And can the annual toxic smog in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh be stopped?

Baku Declaration

Under the patronage of President Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Caucasus Muslims' Board (CMB), in collaboration with the Muslim Council of Elders, the COP29 Presidency, and Azerbaijan's State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is organizing the Global Summit of the Religious Leaders for Climate in Baku. The summit is a part of Azerbaijan's preparations for hosting COP29 and will gather about 300 representatives of the governments, senior UN officials, leaders of international organizations, prominent global religious leaders, scholars, and environmental experts from around the world.

The Global Summit of the Religious Leaders for Climate issued the Baku Declaration on Climate Change

Protecting our Common Climate System, an interfaith appeal to COP 29

The World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP) will present an interfaith climate appeal today at COP29's Faith Pavilion in Baku, calling for stronger global environmental governance. The appeal, "Protecting Our Common Climate System: Earth Governance for a Sustainable Future," outlines key proposals rooted in shared religious and philosophical principles.

These include declaring a UN Planetary Emergency, appointing a UN Special Envoy for Future Generations, and negotiating a Fossil Fuel Treaty to phase out fossil fuel extraction. The petition also supports expanding environmental justice mechanisms, including the current International Court of Justice climate case and adding ecocide as a crime under international law. The pledge was endorsed by EcoJesuits and over 400 religious, faith and values-based individuals and organisations from around the world.

South Asia is the global hotspot for air pollution. Can this deadly problem be fixed?

Authorities in India's capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. Residents of New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog as worsening air pollution surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommended daily maximum.

So, why is this happening? And can the annual toxic smog in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh be stopped?

Faith Pavilion Livestreams

Click the Image below to go to the Faith Pavilion Youtube Streams (and livestream)

 

Faith Pavilion Live Stream Page - youtube

 


 

Daily Prayers and Meditations for Climate Change – COP 29

COP29 Prayers and Meditations

The 2024 Climate Change Conference will begin in Azerbaijan on November 11. On each day, Prayers and Meditations will be held for the welfare of our Earth and for the welfare of all who have suffered the impact of climate extremes. We will pray for our Earth, we will pray for our Cities, we will pray for our forests, and we will pray for all life-forms on Earth and in the Seas. The weekly prayers up to 5 November have been exceedingly well supported. Now, we continue for the duration of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, daily. All welcome to join. .

Read more here: https://interfaith-climate.com/?p=4855

 


 

A Sacred Call for Climate Justice

 

Each year, thousands gather at the United Nations climate conference to seek urgent solutions for our planet’s most pressing issues. At COP29 in Baku, the World Council of Churches is taking a stand for climate justice, uniting faith-based voices to advocate for vulnerable communities across Asia, the Pacific, Africa, and Latin America.

Driven by faith, the World Council of Churches calls upon us to be stewards of creation, defending biodiversity and amplifying the voices of those often left unheard—women, children, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities. Together, we demand urgent climate action to protect all of God’s creation.

 

 


 

What to Expect at COP29

 

Earth Negotiations Bulletin IISD presents an overview of what to expect at COP29:

 

 


 

COP29 Interfaith Call to Action

Interfaith Liaison Committee to UNFCCC logo

 

We stand at a crossroads, facing an existential threat to life on Earth as we know it. The urgency to act cannot be overstated. As people of faith from diverse traditions, we believe the climate emergency must be addressed on a moral level, with decisions driven by honesty, compassion, courage, trust, and foresight. The survival of our planet and future generations depends on the choices made today.

The protection of our common home, Mother Earth, cannot wait. We need to take action now to confront and remedy the interconnected crises of climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and land degradation.

You can read the Interfaith Call to action

 


 

 

Interfaith Liaison Committee COP29 Talanoa

 

ILC COP29 Talanoa

The Interfaith Liaison Committee (ILC) to the UNFCCC, shares an invitation to attend a virtual COP29 Talanoa Dialogue tomorrow, November 6th, 2024 from 14:30-16:00 CET. You are invited to register for the event here.

Talanoa dialogues are Fijian indigenous peoples' way of solving problems in their communities. Participants are led to address the following questions: Where are we?, Where do we want to go?, How do we get there?

ILC has held these gatherings at the start of many prior COPs. This year's Talanoa Dialogue aims to provide a nourishing and hopeful space for climate justice advocates before the opening of proceedings in Baku. It also aspires to be a space of holistic reflection, building strength and resilience in the face of the climate crisis.

You can learn more about the ILC here and sign on to their COP29 Interfaith Call to Action. For those who will be in Baku, an in-person Interfaith gathering will be held at the COP29 faith pavilion on November 12, 2024.

 


 

Faiths for a just transition: bottom up and systemic approaches from affected communities

 

Campaigns and actions by faith, indigenous, youth, women and affected communities to promote just transitions, nature based solutions, investment in emerging markets, and treaties.

Speakers: James Bhagwan, Julia Rensburg, Tara van Ryneveld. Episcopal Nana Firman & Meryne Warah, H.E. President Wavel Ramkalawa Islamic Dev Bank/Islamic Solidarity Fund, Phoebe Chatfield

 

 


 

Nature for Nature

 


 

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