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World's religions plead for action on climate change at UN talks in Bangkok

September 30, 2009
By Denis D. Gray
Associated Press

BANGKOK, Thailand - Adherents of the world’s major religions urged political leaders, businessmen and individuals Wednesday to renounce short-term gains and greed, telling a U.N. climate conference in Bangkok that reversing global warming is a moral duty.

'Green Patriarch' backs strong Copenhagen agreement

September 29, 2009
WWF

The Christian Orthodox Church’s most senior leader has issued a statement urging world leaders to join him and his more than 200 million followers in pushing for a strong and fair climate deal in Copenhagen this December.

On Cathedrals, Dreams and Climate

September 27, 2009
By Andrew C. Revkin
New York Times - Dot Earth

Remembering the Great Worker

June 4, 2009
Updated September 26, 2009
By Andrew C. Revkin
New York Times - Dot Earth

Religious Groups Push for Climate Change Legislation

September 25, 2009
By Dan Gilgoff
US News and World Report

Catholic leaders at UN summit urge immediate action on climate change

September 25, 2009
By Beth Griffin
The Boston Pilot

UNITED NATIONS (CNS) – Climate change is more than an environmental concern; it is an issue of justice that merits immediate attention by world leaders. This was the message delivered repeatedly by Catholic participants in the Sept. 22 U.N. Summit on Climate Change in New York.

Press Conference by Caritas Internationalis on High-Level Climate Change Summit

September 22, 2009
United Nations

The wait-and-see attitude adopted by many countries with regard to action to address climate change was putting the process at risk and making it less and less easy to ensure a fair and just climate treaty offering something to the world, especially the poorest parts, René Grotenhuis, President of the CIDSE Network of Catholic Development Agencies...

'Green Pope' sees Creation as a Gift

September 20, 2009
Zenit.org

Father Lombardi Comments on Pontiff’s Ecological Openness

VATICAN CITY - The environmental concern of Benedict XVI, often tagged the “Green Pope” in the media, is anchored in a religious and ethical vision of the world, according to a Vatican spokesman.

“Indeed, the pronouncements on the protection of the environment, on...

Warning over climate 'wrangling'

September 20, 2009
BBC News

Scotland’s leading Roman Catholic has warned the international community that “political wrangling” over climate change is putting the poor at risk.

Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s comments came ahead of high-level United Nations talks on tackling the issue.

He is heading up an international delegation of bishops and climate change experts in New...

Hollywood joins politicians, artists and environmentalists in UN campaign to combat climate change

Full title: “Hollywood joins politicians, artists and environmentalists in hard-hitting UN campaign to combat climate change”
September 18, 2009
Press Release

Nairobi - Climate change is here and threatens us all, say Hollywood actors, film directors, environmentalists and politicians in a new UN public service announcement series, launched today.

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