Bill Hunter says the world must urgently move from fossil fuels.
Lawyer who represented big energy now wants them to pay for harming planet
Ahead of COP-15, African bishops urge commitment to protecting the earth
The bishops — under the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar — said the earth is suffering due to irresponsible use, abuse and depletion of its resources.
Georgia Tech students craft carbon plan for CRS to reduce fleet emissions
Catholic Relief Services is adopting the students’ proposal to reduce an estimated 6 million to 9 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions among the agency’s more than 1,300 vehicles.
At Madrid climate talks, Catholics work to provide ‘moral perspective’
Catholic campaigners at the conference welcome support from Pope Francis and church leaders, vowing to ensure “firm moral perspective” in the intergovernmental negotiations.
Carolyn Woo: Call it a crisis
The next few columns will cover the outcomes of the Vatican’s second dialogue on “The Energy Transition and Care of Our Common Home.” In this essay, […]
Mitigate global warming, spare further injustice to poor, pope says
Faced with a climate emergency, the world must act immediately to mitigate global warming and avoid committing “a brutal act of injustice” on the poor and future generations, Pope Francis told a group of energy and oil executives and global investors June 14 at the Vatican.
Still time to curb worst effects of warmer world, says climate scientist
An internationally renowned pioneer in climate science and climate change research, in an address at Villanova University, said that rather than “finger-pointing” about the causes of global warming, people need take collective action to slow the process.
Catholic organizations decry U.S. decision to abandon climate accord
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate change agreement sets in motion a long formal process for withdrawal from the agreement which states no nation can withdraw until November 2019.