CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT, 23 SEPTEMBER 2019
Original article published by United Nations Climate Action Climate change is the defining issue of our time and now is the defining moment to do something about it. There is still time to tackle...
Category: care for creation
RSS California Strikes Deal with Four Automakers
Original statement by by Dave Cooke, Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON (July 25, 2019)—The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced a voluntary agreement with four major automakers—Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW. These companies,...
Minnesota churches move to bring ‘Laudato Si” into parish life
Original article by By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Living in rural central Minnesota, JoAnn Braegelman and her neighbors in the Diocese of St. Cloud know that disrespecting the natural resources “right...
International Conference on Laudato Si at United Nations Environmental Programme
International Conference on Laudato Si, 15 and 16 July 2019 at UNEP Around 300 young leaders from around the world met over two days 15 and 16 July in Nairobi for the 2nd International Conference...
Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature
Original letter published by John Cook, Dana Nuccitelli, Sarah A Green, Mark Richardson, Bärbel Winkler, Rob Painting, Robert Way, Peter Jacobs, and Andrew Skuce online at IOP Science 1. Introduction An accurate perception of the degree of scientific consensus is an essential element to...
UN expert condemns failure to address impact of climate change on poverty
Original Article published by Mr. Philip Alston at The United Nations Office of Human Rights GENEVA (25 June 2019) – Climate change will have the greatest impact on those living in poverty, but also...
A Drier Future Sets the Stage for More Wildfires
Original article by Jessica Merzdorf at NASA’s Global Climate Change By Jessica Merzdorf, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center This article is part of a series that explores NASA research into Earth’s fresh water and...
Vatican doubles green effort with waste recycling
Original article by Robin Gomes at Vatican News Vatican City has its own system of collecting and recycling its sorted waste, much of which goes into making compost. The Vatican is growing greener, making...
Filippine bishops issue pastoral letter on “climate emergency”
Original article by Robin Gomes at Vatican News 8th in a series of pastoral letters over the past 30 years, the latest document of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines urges concrete actions...
Heavy rains, water shortage in S. Asia a reminder of climate emergency
Original article by Robin Gomes at Vatican News While parts of South Asia struggle against the onslaught of monsoon rains, elsewhere water shortage is affecting the survival and lives of millions of people. Heavy...