Events at Climate Change COP28
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
28th Conference of the Parties
Dubai, UAE, 30 November-12 December 2023
https://unfccc.int/cop28 Host country website: https://www.cop28.com/en/
Faith for Climate: A Call to Action
Inspired by the Interfaith Statement signed by Pope Francis,
Ahmed El-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar,
and around 30 religious leaders
and representatives from a range of traditions, launched on December 3,
the Faith Pavilion at COP28 puts forth this Call to Action.
William J. Ripple et al.
24 October 2023
The Alliance of World Scientists that issues Scientists' Warnings has just published its 2023 state of the climate report. The following is a summary of the conclusions of the report. You should refer to the full report for more details, references and telling graphics.
Webinar 12-13 October 2023
KAICIID and IF20 - G20 Interfaith Forum
World Meteorological Organization
7 October 2023
Earth just had the hottest September on record ā and by a record-breaking margin, according to a leading international dataset which is used by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) for its State of the Global Climate monitoring reports.
Pope Francis on the climate crisis
4 October 2023
On 4 October 2023, Pope Francis has issued "Laudate Deum" on the climate crisis and the challenges before COP28, building on his earlier encyclical "Laudato Si' ". It represents a clear acceptance of climate science and a critique of the materialistic economy that continues to degrade the planet for selfish ends. It is encouraging when faith leaders take a strong stand on the climate crisis. The following are some relevant excerpts from this important statement (with paragraph numbers).
World Meteorological Organization
Geneva, 30 September 2023
When it comes to the increasingly critical phenomenon of climate migration, Africa represents a ābig challengeā for the world, according to Petteri Taalas, secretary-general of the UNās World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
22 September 2023
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has exposed the āhidden handbrakesā blocking action to halt climate change. In an event on 22 September, the IIED showed that action to halt or reduce further climate change is being blocked by a range of āhidden handbrakesā that the public are broadly unaware of and which range from legal obstacles to subsidies for fossil fuel companies and the architecture of the global financial system.