Fight against climate change can’t be done alone, cardinal says

Climate change is a global problem that requires the commitment and collective response of all humanity, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. In a video message to the virtual “Climate Adaptation Summit” hosted by the Netherlands, Cardinal Parolin said that the scientific data available shows “the urgent need for swift action within a context of... Read More

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January 16, 2021

HSBC in dock over climate change policy

The Jesuits in Britain are one of 15 institutional investors with a combined US$2.4 trillion in assets under management that have filed a climate change resolution at HSBC, alongside 117 individual shareholders. The resolution, co-ordinated by responsible investment NGO ShareAction, calls on HSBC to publish a strategy and targets to reduce its exposure to fossil... Read More

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December 15, 2020

Pope says Vatican City will aim for net-zero carbon emissions

Pope Francis pledged Vatican City State would achieve net-zero carbon emissions before the year 2050, and he urged everyone in the world to be part of a new culture of care for others and the planet. “The time has come for a change in direction. Let us not rob the new generations of their hope in... Read More

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December 15, 2020

PM pledges end to UK funding for overseas fossil fuel projects

The UK will end direct taxpayer support for overseas fossil fuel projects in the effort to tackle climate change, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. The move was announced ahead of the recent international online Climate Ambition Summit, which was co-hosted by the UK. It will see the UK end export finance, aid funding and... Read More

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December 1, 2020

Unprecedented climate case clears major hurdle

A group of Portuguese children and young adults have cleared a major hurdle in a climate litigation case they brought against 33 European countries, including the UK and Ireland. The youth-applicants, aged between eight and 21, claim that government inaction on climate issues is jeopardising their futures. Their complaint, which was filed with the support of... Read More

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November 24, 2020

Cutting the UK Aid commitment is ‘unjust’ at a time when it is ‘never needed more’

The Government’s announcement on plans to slash the UK Aid budget is ‘unjust’ at a time when it is ‘never needed more’. So says Peter Waddup, National Director of The Leprosy Mission, who was one of 187 charity chief executives to sign an open letter to Boris Johnson. The letter urged the Prime Minister to reconsider cutting the... Read More

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November 22, 2020

EU Catholic leaders urge tougher policies to protect Arctic

Two European Catholic commissions warned that Arctic warming is intensifying competition over the region’s resources and urged tougher policies to protect its biodiversity and Indigenous communities. As exploration, mining, investment and military activities increase, predatory practices also can increase, said the Brussels-based Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union, or COMECE, and Justice and... Read More

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November 16, 2020

Faith institutions launch new wave of fossil fuel divestment

Today, 47 faith institutions from 21 countries, including nine institutions from the UK, announce their divestment from fossil fuels as a practical response to the climate emergency. Participating institutions include five Catholic religious orders in the UK, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union, two United Reformed Church Synods, local Anglican and... Read More

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November 8, 2020

Bishop joins UK faith leaders in calling on PM to deliver world-leading climate plan

Bishop John Arnold, Environment Lead for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has joined over 60 UK faith leaders in writing to the Prime Minister to call on the government to deliver new, ambitious plans to tackle climate change. The UK has the presidency for the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference that will... Read More

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October 21, 2020

Pope, Red Cross president discuss pandemic, war relief efforts

The Catholic Church and the International Red Cross share the common goal of helping the poor and those displaced due to the pandemic and various conflicts around the world, said Peter Maurer, the president of the humanitarian organisation. After meeting with the pope on Monday, Maurer described it as “a very positive experience” in which... Read More

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