Realising connectedness: a new lens for looking at climate change : The Methodist Church in Britain funded six young people from Britain, Fiji, Italy, Uruguay and Zambia to create and lead a Climate Justice for All campaign amongst churches in the global Methodist family (which numbers about 70 million people). The campaign has also drawn in volunteers from countries as far apart as India, Russia, the USA, and Argentina. It has been built of the pillars of listening to the experiences of people in other countries, committing to action, and calling on the governments attending the COP26 conference to aim for climate justice. Read more

 

Call for action by Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights: The Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights is an informal group of faith-based NGOs that gathered to reaffirm the responsibility of each faith and spiritual tradition to care for the environment and play a role in addressing climate change and its impact on the human rights of the world’s population. Read more

 

Beyond COP26 – a plea for Jubilee: The topics of food and agriculture made an appearance in several events at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference(COP26) in Glasgow, but their presence was still very much at the margins. This is surprising, given that the many dimensions of eating – such as fishing, farming, processing, transport, distribution, and food waste – are inextricably connected to climate change concerns like the burning of fossil fuels, methane release, (plant and animal) species extinctions, and deforestation. So, how should the conversations surrounding food and agriculture at future COPs proceed? The author suggests the adoption of the Jewish concept of Jubilee. Read more

 

25th Annual Conference of the International Environment Forum: The 25th Annual Conference of the International Environment Forum was held in association with the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 on 1-5 November 2021 and in partnership with the Adora Foundation. It was co-sponsored by the Bahá’í International Community (BIC), ebbf – Ethical Business Building the Future, the Stimson Center, the Global Governance Forum (GGF), the Coalition for the UN We Need (C4-UN), Global Peace and Prosperity Forum, Interfaith Scotland and the Glasgow Baha’is. Read more

 

 

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