My Reaction to the COP29 Outcome “At COP29, developed nations once again coerced developing countries into accepting a financial deal woefully inadequate to address the gravity of our global climate crisis. The deal fails to provide the critical support required for developing

NEW: Australia keeps Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) promise to end finance for fossil fuel projects abroad, building momentum ahead of next Tuesday's OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives negotiations to end $41bn/year in fossil finance. Now only Korea MOFA stands in the way of a historic deal. oilchange.org/news/australia…

After yesterday's OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives meeting to agree a #StopFundingFossils deal, negotiators will meet *again* next week.There's still time for Korea (MOTIE - Korea MOEF - Korea MOFA) to stop blocking a landmark deal and be on the right side of history. politico.com/newsletters/po…

Good news alert: Episcopal Church, w/ more than $500 million in assets, completes divestment from fossil fuels! Original commitment in 2015, upgraded to full divestment in June with deadline of end of 2024 to implement. The Episcopal Church #climateaction episcopalnewsservice.org/2024/12/11/epi…

For the last three years, Global Justice Bradford has held an annual vigil outside West Yorkshire Pension Fund, to call on them to stop investing in fossil fuels. Brilliant and creative campaigning in action 💪🏽 Let's keep the pressure up! thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24795144.…

The #CANBill sends a vital message of the urgency of tackling #nature loss & #climate crisis together. It's showing that a cross-party consensus on environment action can still step up in response to the millions of people care for our planet. Hope all MPs join the 24 Jan debate!

🚨 BREAKING! Our latest University League research - published today - finds a 30% increase in UK universities banning fossil fuel and mining recruitment! ❌💼⛏️🛢️ THIS shows the power of student campaigns! ✊✊ theguardian.com/education/2024…

📣 Caroline Lucas: “The Government must act decisively. In this short window to avert catastrophic climate change, the nature crisis can be ignored no longer. We need a Climate and Nature Act to tackle both crises together across government.” #CANBill politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

Buried in today's Daily Telegraph, Church Commissioner Alan Smith writes: "Fossil fuel investors are at risk of becoming the real anti-capitalists"

So, Equinor has been knowingly over-reporting the efficacy of their largest CCS facility while eyeing key roles in the UK and EU’s adoption of carbon capture and gobbling up state subsidies. There’s a word for this…

🗓️ Take part on 6 Feb at 7pm for a Zoom event & 5 Mar for Ash Wednesday vigil as our friends at Operation Noah @CClimateAction Christian Aid, Laudato Si' Movement & Green Christian call on the UK gov to stop new oil & gas drilling. Sign up: greenchristian.org.uk/new-oil-and-ga…

BREAKING: We’re outside Rachel Reeves's big speech announcing support for a third runway at Heathrow to remind her of a basic fact: there’s no growth on a dead planet. 🧵

BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK. The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned. This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.

3 years since Russia invaded #Ukraine and #Europe still funds war through #fossilgas⚠️ 👉Svitlana Romanko & Esther Bollendorff explain why phasing out fossil fuels and prioritizing energy savings are critical for EU’s stability and peace 🔗 energymonitor.ai/comment/can-eu… RazomWeStand 🇺🇦

WCC publishes resource "Hope for Children Through Climate Justice: Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable", providing churches and communities essential tools to hold financial actors accountable for their role in perpetuating the climate crisis: oikoumene.org/news/wcc-publi… #WCC

A new climate justice handbook issued by the World Council of Churches has called on Christians to take affirmative action to tackle the climate crisis. We’re asking: SHOULD PEOPLE OF FAITH DO MORE TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE? Send your thoughts to [email protected]

🌍 Join the Online training on Legal Tools for Climate Justice 🌱 📅 15 April | 14:00 CET Discover the legal tools to address the root causes of the climate crisis — and hold financial actors accountable! 💼⚖️ 🔗 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #ClimateJustice #WCC

The Church of Scotland joins 450 faith institutions across the globe in standing up for a #FossilFuelTreaty! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙏 Why this matters 🧵 🔗 churchofscotland.org.uk/news-and-event…!

This endorsement underscores the increasing recognition among faith communities that addressing the climate crisis is a matter of justice and a moral responsibility. Stand with people of faith in supporting a #FossilFuelTreaty!

"In ten years, #LaudatoSi’ has opened the debate on the moral & ethical foundations of climate justice, showing that the environmental & social crises are one single, complex crisis. And yet, much still needs to be done." Dr. Lorna Gold, Executive Director of Laudato Si’ Movement