#ColumbansInParis #COP21 #Columbans4ClimateJustice
COP-21 United Nations Conference on Climate Change
Paris: 30 November - 11 December 2015
Every year, a country hosts the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change and holds its presidency to review the application of the Convention, adopt decisions detailing the rules set out, and negotiate new commitments.
Columbans continue action on Climate Change which has been part of Columban mission work for more than three decades.
In Paris, Columbans are offering encouragement to the people of diverse languages and cultures who are rising up because of their concern for Earth as our 'common home' as Pope Francis expressed it.
Read Reports below from Ellen Teague and Columban Fr Charles Rue in Paris:
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Report 1 - Climate pilgrimages converge on Paris www.indcatholicnews.com/news |
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Report 2 - Nearly two million sign climate faith petitions www.indcatholicnews.com/news |
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Report 3 - The 'marching shoes' and calls for climate justice www.indcatholicnews.com/news |
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Report 4 - Peace and the Protection of Creation are united goals www.indcatholicnews.com/news |
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Report 5 - Proud to be here and to be heard
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Report 6 - Faiths become a powerful lobby for climate action |
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Report 7 - Ecumenical Climate service in Notre Dame - www.indcatholicnews.com/news |
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Report 8 - Rise of the Global Catholic Climate Movement |
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Report 9 - What Does Ecological Conversion Look Like? www.indcatholicnews.com/news |
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Report 10 - Reflecting on Columban Mission to Paris Climate Talks www.indcatholicnews.com/news |
Help the Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM) reach 1 million signatures for President Hollande:The GCCM will meet French President Francois Hollande on Thursday December 10th to deliver their petition signatures! This is HUGE. As you know, the French government is the President of the COP21 conference, so this event with President Hollande is of huge symbolic value. The GCCM have over 870,000 signatures already. Help collect 1 million signatures. You can copy and paste the petition link: bit.ly/catholicpetition in a text, email or Facebook post and share with your friends and community. |
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Columban mission on Climate Change post COP21As the Columban missionaries' delegation to the Paris UN climate talks comes to an end, three questions are pertinent in this final blog:
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