BRAHMA KUMARIS WORLD SPIRITUAL UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC CENTER OF GENEVA (CCIG)
PLANETARY ASSOCIATION FOR CLEAN ENERGY (PACE)
NGO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT (CONGO)

With the support of
WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

Monday 31 May 2010
1:00 to 3:00 pm - Palais des Nations - room XXV
Yesterday was the first day of the Council of Human Rights and so the panel was fixed accordingly. There were around 25 people in the gathering each one representing an NGO. The audience was very receptive.
The objective of the faith-based organizations that called the meeting was based on:
We believe that each faith and spirituality has a role of stewardship for the environment in general and climate change in particular. Therefore we would like to invite you to a discussion on the role of faith, cultures and ethics in addressing the issue of climate change. Read the rest of this entry

In December 2009, leaders from 192 nations met in Copenhagen to negotiate climate legislation. They were surrounded by thousands of scientists, business leaders, and representatives of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), including religious organizations and student groups. The purpose was to craft an agreement to reduce the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The political leaders were unable to reach a consensus on a procedure at the talks. Read the rest of this entry

A Climate Change Call to Action

from the Global Council of the United Religions Initiative

The Global Council of the United Religions Initiative (URI) concurs with some 500 leaders of major faith communities of the world who, when gathered at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia, in December 2009, issued a statement that “recognized that climate change is the single most important issue presently confronting us and all on Earth.”[1] Read the rest of this entry