The new IPCCC Sixth Assessment Synthesis Report (from the Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change) was released on March 20th. The full report took 8 years, runs to 8,000 pages and involved over 780 scientists! Let’s break it down to make it easier to understand: Chris Elisara writes (based on […]
Regions and Countries: Climate Change
Ruth Valerio from Tearfund is doing a survey about how we sustain and keep going in climate action. Please take part! Ruth says … There are 8 short questions that should take less than 5 minutes to answer. This survey is anonymous and you’re free to leave at any point […]
It is now almost 3 years since we lost our dear brother, John Houghton. We have just learned of a tribute by his and our good friend Bob White that was published in The Royal Society several months ago. The picture above is from the article – I daresay none […]
There were a number of Creation Care organizations present at COP27. Most of us, however, weren’t able to attend. The following follow up summaries are available – some are reports, some are links to post-COP webinars. The Christian Climate Observers Program (CCOP) sent out daily reports; all are accessible here […]
An impressive number of Christian organizations attend the United Nations COP climate conferences each year, and many of them will be sending regular updates from COP27 so the rest of us can keep up to date with what is happening on the ground in Sharm el Sheikh, and pray intelligently […]
The nature of the news cycle is such that a disaster last week quickly fades, and one that occurred two months ago might as well not have happened. The Pakistan floods, did happen, however, and even though almost half a million people are back in their flood-ravaged homes, at least […]
There are few situations in our modern world more fraught with injustice than climate change. We are pleased to note that The Justice Conference, Brittany Michalski, A Rocha USA’s Project Coordinator for Climate Stewards USA, is inviting us to join The Justice Conference in Denver, CO this weekend. It is […]
The disastrous floods in Pakistan can hardly be captured in pictures or words. As of this writing, about 1300 people have been killed, with perhaps 1/3 of them children. 33 million people affected, more than a million houses destroyed. The entire agricultural crop (fields and animals) wiped out. Disease rampant. […]
The National Association of Evangelicals (the US affiliate of the World Evangelical Alliance) has just reissued it’s Loving the Least of These report (click here for a free download). Authored by Dr. Dorothy Boorse of Gordon College, a longtime friend of the LWCCN, who also wrote the first edition more […]
If you are not yet familiar with the work of Climate Intercessors, we encourage you to check them out. They are “a global network of people whose prayers are as real and urgent as the climate crisis,” and they hold online prayer events on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, […]