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DECLARATION SUR LA 27E CONFERENCE DES PARTIES A LA CONVENTION-CADRE DES NATIONS UNIES SUR LES CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES (COP 27)

Chrétiennes et chrétiens, nous confessons: «Au Seigneur, la terre et ses richesses, le monde et ses habitants» (Ps 24). Nous reconnaissons notre responsabilité de gardiennes et gardiens de la Création unique et abondante de Dieu dont nous faisons partie. Or, un simple coup d’œil à l’état de notre monde aujourd’hui, nous permet de constater qu’à cause de notre avarice et de notre négligence, toute la planète vivante est menacée par des changements climatiques qui s’accélèrent. «La terre en deuil se dégrade, le monde entier dépérit et se dégrade...», «La terre a été profanée sous les pieds de ses habitants...» (Ésaïe 24, 4–5).

14 November 2022
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DECLARACIÓN SOBRE LA 27a CONFERENCIA DE LAS PARTES DE LA CONVENCIÓN MARCO DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS SOBRE EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO (COP 17)

Como cristianos y cristianas confesamos que “del Señor es la tierra y todo lo que hay en ella; el mundo y los que lo habitan” (Salmo 24:1). Reconocemos nuestra responsabilidad como custodios y guardianes de la creación de Dios, única y abundante, de la que los seres humanos somos parte. No obstante, al observar nuestro mundo actual, vemos que debido a nuestra avaricia y negligencia el planeta vivo en su totalidad está amenazado por la aceleración del cambio climático. “La tierra está de duelo, se reseca; el mundo languidece, se reseca. [...] La tierra ha sido profanada por sus habitantes [...]” (Isaías 24:4-5).

14 November 2022
Executive committee
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Joint Report of the Ecumenical Indigenous Peoples Network Reference Group and the Working Group on Climate Change of the World Council of Churches

This joint report emphasises the work of the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Ecumenical Indigenous Peoples Network Reference Group and the Working Group on Climate Change. It affirms that Indigenous perspectives are crucial not only for addressing the burgeoning climate emergency but also for navigating the way forward to a hopeful post-COVID, post-growth and post-fossil fuel future and calls on the WCC to address this at the 11th WCC Assembly and relevant preassemblies.

09 August 2022
WCC Programmes
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A group of young women carrying a dead tree during the Fridays for Future march for COP26, in Glasgow, UK, 5 November 2021.

Urgency to act now for climate justice

Participating in the COP26 in Glasgow resembled a reunion of sorts. After the pandemic cancelled meetings of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Working Group on Climate Change and led to the rescheduling COP26, it was wonderful to catch up with my ecumenical friends who are devoted to the work of climate justice.

25 November 2021
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Indigenous at COP26

Stop Hoping. Start Resisting.

If you try hard and believe in the power of positive thinking, you may be able to take comfort that COP26 provided some hope. But if you remove the rose-colored spectacles, it becomes clear that we should abandon the sentiment of hope and commit to lives of faithful resistance.

23 November 2021
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COP26 protesters

Returning to where everything started

As people of faith concerned about the climate crisis, there are two origin stories that may guide and concern us as we ponder how we ought to live in the world today. One is the Genesis story, which establishes our faith in the God of Creation, and our particular role in nature. Another, is the story that started years ago on the same soil and the same river where COP26 is taking place today.

12 November 2021