The WCC at the climate conference in Copenhagen
The World Council of Churches, together with a coalition of Christian organizations co-ordinated by the Ecumenical Climate Secretariat at the National Council of Churches in Denmark, was involved in a number of activities during the UN climate summit (COP15) in Copenhagen. See the photo gallery...
WCC news releases
- How theology can help save the world from climate change, 22 December
- The WCC is disappointed by the outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit, 21 December
- Work on fair, ambitious climate deal is not done yet, says WCC, 19 December
- Negotiators at sputtering climate talks must "act now", 16 December
- Getting a dose of reality on climate change, 16 December
- Climate change requires drastically ambitious deal, says Kobia, 15 December
- Bells ring a wake-up call for climate justice, 14 December
March for climate justice
More than 100,000 people marched through the streets of Copenhagen Saturday, 12 December 2009 in the hope of having an impact on the ongoing negotiations around climate change. Part of the march, which was co-organized by the WCC, were several thousand young people from around the world carrying banners calling for Climate Justice.
Listen to interviews with youth participants of the march
| Cecilia Hage |  | |
| Sadiha Hussain | | |
| Gibson Ikanone | | |
| Yumna Martin | | |
| Michael Tweed | |
Handover of Copenhagen pledges
On Sunday 13 December 2009 Archbishop (em.) Desmond Tutu handed over half a million signatures and pledges for climate justice to Yvo de Boer, UNFCCC executive secretary. Read more...
Listen to an audio recording of the event
| D. Tutu and Y. De Boer | |
Ecumenical celebration
An ecumenical celebration, attended by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, members of the Danish government, participants at the UN climate change summit and a plethora of religious leaders, was hosted by the National Council of Churches in Denmark in collaboration with DanChurchAid and the WCC on Sunday 13 December. Read more...
Watch a video of the celebration (Danish television).
Listen to recordings of the press conference following the celebration
| Introduction by Samuel Kobia | | |
| Desmond Tutu | | |
| Sofie Petersen | | |
| Tofiga Falani | | |
| Questions and answers | |
Faith-based approaches to climate justice
Why should religious people be involved in the climate change debate? And how should they view themselves in relation to the earth and God, its creator? These questions were part of three presentations at 14 December side event to the UN climate negociations called "Renew the face of Earth: Faith-based approaches to climate justice", organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Caritas Internationalis. Read more...
Listen to the presentations
| Fr Erny Gillen | | |
| Tofiga Falani | | |
| Joy Kennedy | |
Seminar: Creation and the Climate Crisis
Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary-elect, spoke about ecumenical visions and future work on climate change at this public seminar hosted by the University of Copenhagen Department of Systematic Theology and the NCC Denmark. Read more...
Listen to the presentations
| Jakob Wolf | | |
| Barbara Rossing | | |
| Olav Fykse Tveit | | |
| Jesse Mugambi | |
