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In a message after COP28, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay reflected more deeply on the disappointments, successes, and future agenda related to climate justice.

From 4 to 9 December 2023, thousands of people convened in Harare, Zimbabwe, for the 22nd International Conference on Aids and STIs in Africa (ICASA). Scientists, medical experts, advocates, people living with HIV, and civil society organizations came together under the theme “AIDS IS NOT OVER: Address inequalities; accelerate inclusion and innovation.” Participants from many faith traditions were a meaningful part of many of these representative groups but also took up a space of their own.

Aunque la vigésimo octava Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP28) no logró producir un plan creíble para eliminar gradualmente los combustibles fósiles, todavía hay motivos para abrigar la esperanza de que el mundo podrá avanzar hacia la justicia climática, dijo el secretario general del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, el Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay, al concluir la COP28.

Si la COP28 n’a pas accouché d’un plan crédible pour sortir progressivement des combustibles fossiles, il demeure des raisons d’espérer que le monde puisse avancer vers la justice climatique, a indiqué le secrétaire général du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, le pasteur Jerry Pillay à la fin de la COP28.

Die COP28 habe zwar keinen glaubwürdigen Plan zum allmählichen Ausstieg aus fossilen Brennstoffen geliefert, doch es bestehe trotzdem die Hoffnung, dass die Welt sich der Klimagerechtigkeit zuwende, sagte der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay zum Abschluss der COP28.

During a webinar presented by the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) and hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC), civil society and faith-based groups explored their shared commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

Su santidad el patriarca ecuménico Bartolomé pronunció un discurso ante diversos líderes religiosos reunidos en el Centro Ecuménico del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias el 12 de diciembre, en vísperas de la apertura del Foro Mundial sobre los Refugiados. 

Seine Allheiligkeit, der Ökumenische Patriarch Bartholomäus, sprach am 12. Dezember – einen Tag vor der Eröffnung des Globalen Flüchtlingsforums – auf einer Versammlung von religiösen Leitenden im Ökumenischen Zentrum.

Sa Toute-Sainteté le patriarche œcuménique Bartholomée s’est exprimé devant une assemblée de responsables religieux rassemblés au Centre œcuménique du Conseil œcuménique des Églises le 12 décembre, à la veille de l’ouverture du Forum mondial sur les réfugiés.

Though COP28 failed to produce a credible plan to phase out fossil fuels, there is still reason for hope that the world can move toward climate justice, said World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay as COP28 concluded.

His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed an assembly of religious leaders gathered at the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Centre on 12 December—the day before the opening of the Global Refugee Forum. 

A COP28 side event on 10 December, entitled “Faith communities have a moral imperative to address Water-food-climate Justice,” reimagined a world in which climate action policies help create a habitable world for all.

On 9 December, during a COP28 side event titled "Faith communities & resilient frontliners responding to the nexus of food-water-climate change,” 12-year-old Faith Sebwa had a clear message to the world. 

On 10 December, Blue Communities across the world—including the World Council of Churches (WCC)—are urging all levels of government to protect water resources from financial markets and corporate interests. 

Faith communities have delivered a statement to COP28, expressing their alarm over the over the accelerating climate emergency, and calling for phasing out fossil fuels. 

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with the Anglican Consultative Council, South African Faith Communities Environment Institute, and the Episcopal Church in the USA, hosted a COP28 side event on 6 December. 

Le 5 décembre, le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a signé la charte «2050Aujourd’hui» par laquelle il s’engage à réduire ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre. 2050Aujourd’hui  est un forum d’action climatique genevois qui fédère les institutions de Genève déterminées à réduire ces émissions.

On 5 December, the World Council of Churches (WCC) signed a “2050Today” charter that commits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Geneva-based 2025Today is a climate action forum where institutions of Geneva come together and commit to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.