African faith leaders are being urged to push for commitments on tangible climate change action, as governments head to the next climate negotiations at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP 26) in the city of Glasgow in the United Kingdom from 1-12 November.
African church leaders are convening at a roundtable hosted by the All Africa Conference of Churches from 18-20 May in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to deliberate on the impact of climate change in Africa, and the need for the voices of the ecumenical community to be heard.
On the road to the next UN Climate Conference (the 26th Conference of Parties, or COP 26), churches and groups from a range of Christian traditions organised a webinar titled, “Raise Your Voice in Faith for Climate Justice,” on 13 May as part of the Global Action and Prayer for Climate Justice.
Bishop Philip Huggins, president of the National Council of Churches in Australia, described the United Nations COP26 climate talks as possibly the “last chance to save our planet” in a letter to Australian prime minister Scott Morrison.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined grassroots religious activists, high-level faith leaders that issued ten demands and condemned inadequate progress by governments and financial institutions.
On the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement, World Council of Churches interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca reflected that, while we have a shrinking window of opportunity to address climate change, there are glimmers of possibility for a sustainable future.
In the ten months leading to the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26), faith-based organisations, including Christian Aid, ACT Alliance, and Lutheran World Federation are inviting people to a period of intense prayer for the climate.
