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Cop28 failings is not how the story ends. People of faith must redouble efforts to halt climate change

Faith organisations have a key role in moving forward progress on climate change, according to speakers at a Religion Media Centre briefing.

The “faith pavilion” at COP 28: all show or a game-changer?

The "faith pavilion" at the UN climate change summit in Dubai is meant to give religious leaders a role in the debates. But can they really make a difference?

From afar, Pope Francis helps inaugurate first-ever Faith Pavilion at UN climate summit

The first-ever Faith Pavilion at a United Nations climate change conference was inaugurated Dec. 3 in Dubai, with video messages from Pope Francis and Egypt's grand imam of Al-Azhar, who...

‘The biggest NGO in the world’: What role can religious leaders and faith groups play at COP28?

The Pope can no longer attend, but there will be hundreds of religious delegates at COP with a unique influence over the negotiations.

Pope Francis to join other clergy at first ‘Faith Pavilion’ at climate summit

Pope Francis is set to speak at the inauguration of the first-ever “Faith Pavilion” during the upcoming 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates.

Climate Hero David Miron-Wapner Brings Together Leaders from All Faiths

Climate hero David Miron-Wapner is a native of Los Angeles who made aliyah to Israel decades ago. Like his late father, the famous Judge Wapner of the People’s Court, David...

Religion as a global force

85% of people in the world identify with a religion, according to a Pew study. So that’s most of the 8 billion people on Earth and the question is, how...

Global religious leaders promote climate action during UN climate conference COP 27

Dozens of religious leaders from around the world gathered today Sunday November 13th, simultaneously in London, Sharm el - Sheikh, Jerusalem and other locations around the world to held a...

Israeli Groups Organize Global Interfaith ‘Climate Repentance’ Event

Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists join Israeli initiative to ask God’s forgiveness for harming His creation.

Multifaith leaders to gather in Israel and around the world for ‘climate repentance’

Jews to join forces with Muslims, Christians, Hindus and Buddhists; citing security concerns, Egypt refuses to let event be held at site believed by many to be biblical Mount Sinai.

COP27: Will God deliver 10 Commandments for climate change?

The UN Climate Change Conference, in proximity to Mount Sinai, could be the prime time for the force of religion to speak climate truth to dirty power. For the world,...

To Tackle the Climate Crisis, Philanthropy Needs to Get Religion

Billions of philanthropic dollars have funneled into climate and environmental groups in recent years, helping these movements increase the scope of their work and more forcefully address the climate crisis.

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