Countries set out 12 month plan to speed up industry emission cuts
London, UKReuters Countries representing more than half of the global economy on Friday specified the steps they will take to help accelerate the low-carbon transition by cutting emissions in sectors including power, transport and steel. Announced at the COP27 climate talks in the coastal Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the United States, Germany, Japan and […]
Essay: King Charles III should continue speaking about global warming
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says that if the royal family is going to be relevant for the 21st century, it needs to help the world face the most important crisis of the century…
Climate-fuelled disasters bring “grave” costs across the globe in 2021
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation From deadly Hurricane Ida in the United States to devastating floods in China and Europe, climate change-fuelled disasters have cost the world tens of billions of dollars in 2021, with both the poor and the rich hit hard, researchers said this week. Floods, storms and drought also killed and displaced […]
The Interview: Daniel Wordsworth, CEO of World Vision Australia
A year since he took the reins at World Vision Australia, Daniel Wordsworth speaks with DAVID ADAMS about the challenges World Vision has faced during the pandemic, the concept of ‘belief fatigue’, and how his job is about bringing the Kingdom of God to Earth now…
Pacific island leaders bemoan weak Glasgow climate pact
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Leaders from Pacific islands threatened by rising sea levels said they were disappointed with the Glasgow climate pact, which called for a phase down rather than phasing out of coal use, the biggest source of global warming. Micronesia President David Panuelo said industrialised countries need to step up commitments to help other countries […]
Pope Francis and Macron meet at the Vatican; in separate development, Paris Archbishop offers to resign
Vatican CityRNS French President Emmanuel Macron met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, where they discussed the future of Europe and the results of the COP26 environmental summit in Glasgow in November. Macron and the Pope spoke in private at the Vatican before meeting with Francis’ right-hand man at the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro […]
Essay: The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure and disappointment (despite a few bright spots)
In an article first published on The Conversation, ROBERT HALES and BRENDAN MACKEY, of Australia’s Griffith University, weigh-up the outcomes from two weeks of talks in Glasgow, Scotland…
Don’t judge the poor, often victims of injustice, says Pope who also urged “courage” for leaders in addressing climate change
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis decried societies which rush indifferently past the poor, often judging them instead of helping them, as he celebrated Sunday Mass in St Peter’s Basilica attended by 2,000 indigent people. During his homily, Francis also made an made the appeal against what he called “growing indifference” to the poor, who, he said, […]
COP26 agrees deal aimed at averting climate catastrophe, after late drama
Glasgow, UKReuters UN climate talks in Scotland ended with a global agreement aimed at keeping alive hopes of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, and so maintain a realistic shot at saving the world from catastrophic climate change. Alok Sharma, the conference chairman, was visibly emotional before banging down his gavel in relief to […]
UN climate talks overrun in push to save 1.5 degrees Celsius goal
Glasgow, UKReuters Two weeks of UN COP26 climate talks in Glasgow continued past deadline on Friday after the conference president called on countries to make a final effort to secure commitments that would rein in the rising temperatures that threaten the planet. With signs growing the meeting would run into Saturday, there remained tough talking […]