Photographer ALBIN HILLERT was at the UN Climate Summit held in Madrid, Spain, for the Lutheran World Federation, over the past couple of weeks. Here’s a gallery of images that give a glimpse into some of the faith-based activism that went on…
Photographer ALBIN HILLERT was at the UN Climate Summit held in Madrid, Spain, for the Lutheran World Federation over the past couple of weeks. Here’s a gallery of images that give a glimpse into some of the faith-based activism that went on around COP 25, officially held from 2nd to 13th December…
Bishop Philip Huggins from the Anglican Church of Australia and the National Council of Churches of Australia speaks at a press conference held at COP25, reporting on the findings of an interfaith dialogue on 1st December. PICTURE: LWF/Albin Hillert
A young man holds a cross during morning prayer with the Lutheran World Federation delegates on 2nd December, day one of COP25 in Madrid. PICTURE: LWF/Albin Hillert
Faith-based participants from the Lutheran World Federation, the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance joined in as thousands upon thousands of people marched through the streets of central Madrid on 6th December as part of a public contribution to the United Nations climate meeting COP25, urging decision-makers to take action for climate justice. Among them were Athena Peralta (centre), Elena Cedillo (left) and Dinesh Suna (right). PICTURE: LWF/Albin Hillert
Henrik Grape of the World Council of Churches, speaks at a press conference on an interfaith declaration delivered for COP25 in Madrid on 7th December. PICTURE: LWF/Albin Hillert
Rev Alfredo Abad of the Spanish Evangelical Church (centre) hosts Christians from around the globe in gathering with local congregants in the Iglesia de Jesús in central Madrid on Sunday, 8th December, to celebrate an ecumenical prayer service during COP25. PICTURE: LWF/Albin Hillert
ACT Alliance, Lutheran World Federation and World Council of Churches participants at an event held on 11th December at COP25 illustrate the lack of balance in finance of the global climate response, where most of the finance is put into mitigation, some into adaptation, but very little into loss and damage, even though ‘that’s where the people are’. ‘What do we want? Climate justice. When do we want it? Now!” they chanted. PICTURE: LWF/Albin Hillert