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February 6, 2019

Time to make bus travel free, says Friends of the Earth

Dozens of cities across the world offer some form of free public transport.
January 1, 2019

Reasons for hope in a world still on red alert, says UN chief

Last year, António Guterres issued “a red alert” over a range of dangers confronting the world, which “still persist” as 2019 looms: “These are anxious times for many, and our world is undergoing a stress test”, he said in his New Year message, calling for international cooperation to build a better future.
December 6, 2018

Climate negotiators 'need to talk about wildfires'

Wildland fires make a huge contribution to climate change but some countries fail to adequately monitor or report emissions from them, says Greenpeace.
December 2, 2018

COP24 climate summit sponsored by coal companies ‘slap in the face’ to delegates, says Christian Aid

Christian Aid has criticised the Polish hosts of next week’s UN climate summit in Katowice for unpresidential behaviour by allowing coal companies to sponsor the crucial meeting that will seek to tackle a climate crisis fuelled by the burning of fossil fuels.
December 1, 2018

G20 ‘essential forum’ to restore international confidence, says UN chief

During press briefings at the beginning of the G20 meeting of developed nations in Buenos Aires, the UN Secretary-General described the event as an essential forum, citing a lack of confidence and high level of confrontation within the international community.
October 29, 2018

Pension funds challenge major European emitters on climate lobbying

A $2 trillion group of investors have challenged 55 large European companies on their approach to climate lobbying.
October 8, 2018

UN climate panel says ‘unprecedented changes’ needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require “far-reaching and unprecedented changes”, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says, launching a special report that finds some of the actions needed are already under way, but the world must move faster.
September 30, 2018

Christian Aid urges UK to take the lead on a net zero carbon target

Christian Aid welcomed announcement that the UK will join the international Carbon Neutrality Coalition.
September 21, 2018

Call for diesel and petrol car sales to end before 2030

New car sales in Europe must be diesel and petrol free before 2030 to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees, warns a new report.
September 3, 2018

Christians across the world call for eco-juctice in Season of Creation 2018

On the occasion of the first Ecumenical Prayer for Creation on 1 September 2018 in Assisi, The Lutheran World Federation joined with faith-based organisations and Christian World Communions in a call for eco-justice.