02
Dec
2023
COP28: Pope Francis calls for UN talks to be a "turning point" in the climate crisis
In his message at the summit in the United Arab Emirates, the Pope called on governments to put the global common good ahead of national interests.
People all over the planet are already experiencing the effects of the climate emergency, from more frequent and severe storms and floods to historic droughts and food crises.
These changes are hitting hardest the communities that have contributed the least to causing the crisis.
We need leaders to act
Our CAFOD family has a long history of calling for protection for our common home.
We are calling on world leaders to:
Fix our food system and its connections to the climate crisis.
Finance the fight against the climate crisis.
Stop supporting the fossil fuels that are driving the climate crisis.
Climate crisis news
30
Nov
2023
COP28: Climate summit starts with agreement on loss and damage fund
The COP28 climate talks have begun with countries agreeing on the first day of the UN summit how a loss and damage fund will operate.
09
Nov
2023
COP28: How you can campaign to call for action on the climate crisis
Add your voice to Pope Francis' call for leaders at the UN climate summit to take the action we need to tackle the climate crisis.
04
Oct
2023
Laudate Deum: Pope Francis issues new call for action on climate crisis
The new apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum follows eight years after Laudato Si’, in which Pope Francis called for all people to care for our common home.
20
Sept
2023
CAFOD decries UK government U-turn on green policies
Speaking on BBC World News, CAFOD’s Head of Advocacy, Neil Thorns, said “the UK is leaving its international reputation in tatters”.
15
Sept
2023
Fossil fuel companies offered 'architects of the climate emergency' blue plaques
Shell and BP were presented with mock 'blue plaques' to remind the fossil fuel companies how history will judge their contribution to the climate crisis.
02
Mar
2023
Climate change: How to tackle the climate crisis in 2023
Whether it's people losing crops to cyclones in Bangladesh or homes to floods in Pakistan, we need to stand in solidarity with our global family and tackle the climate crisis.
22
Feb
2023
"The earth is crying out to us and needs us"
Poverty and the threat of violence cast a shadow over childhood in Colombia but one woman is training young people to advocate for their communities, work for peace and safeguard the Amazon.
19
Nov
2022
COP27 ends with agreement to set up loss and damage fund
COP27 ended two days later than planned as negotiations continued late into the night.
08
Nov
2022
COP27: Holy See calls for action from world leaders
Cardinal Parolin, the Holy See's Secretary of State, delivered a message on behalf of Pope Francis to COP27 in Egypt.
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