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January 7, 2021

World Bank expects global economy to expand by 4% in 2021

The World Bank Group has issued a guarded growth forecast for the global economy this year.
November 13, 2020

African Countries agree to enhance cooperation on geothermal development

Geothermal resources could be a potential game-changer for the economies and livelihoods of rural communities across the continent.
September 26, 2020

Quakers call for spending on green and just recovery

Quakers in Britain have set out their priorities in a submission to the government's Comprehensive Spending Review in the areas of climate change, criminal justice, defence, education, immigration and charities.
July 5, 2020

Faith leaders call for environment-focused economic recovery

The leaders also commit to the goals of the Laudato Si encyclical - an initiative of Pope Francis - to advocate for and model positive initiatives to continue to tackle the Climate Emergency.
July 1, 2020

A green recovery could create a 1.8 million ‘jobs revolution’

The economic upheaval caused by the pandemic will be dwarfed by impacts of the climate emergency, unless government action is taken right now, says Greenpeace UK.
June 25, 2020

Court case could transform French energy market

A legal case could break commercial strongholds in the French energy market, clearing the way for an energy system based on renewable energy and citizen participation.
May 18, 2020

Faith institutions call for a just recovery by divesting from fossil fuels

A diverse group of faith institutions is putting the call for a just economic recovery into practice.
May 5, 2020

COVID-19 crisis highlights need to transform global economy, says new UN poverty expert

The economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic emphasises the need to invest heavily in a greener economy to create jobs and reduce inequalities, said Olivier De Schutter, the new UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
March 23, 2020

Water resources essential part of solution to climate change, say UN

The United Nations has launched a flagship report which says that reducing both the impacts and drivers of climate change will require major shifts in the way we use and reuse the Earth’s limited water resources.
March 10, 2020

Religious congregation divests from fossil fuels

The sisters have developed a Land Ethic that names ecological sustainability as one of the most urgent religious and moral challenges of our time.