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Quaker News 73 Winter 2009 - Faith groups take their message on climate change to Copenhagen
13 April 2012

Quakers were represented at the Windsor Celebration of faith groups’ commitments to action for climate change in early November, jointly organised by the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary-General, was present and was committed to carrying the message of the event with him to the Copenhagen climate summit in December.

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Copenhagen summit, Many Heavens

Quakers at The Wave (video)
23 September 2011

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Climate change, Copenhagen summit, Sustainability

Quakers and sustainability: a snapshot of Friends’ activities
23 September 2011

 

Between April and June 2009, almost 200 Quaker Meetings wrote minutes supporting a corporate statement on climate change and describing the actions they are taking to live more sustainably. This report summarises those actions and the challenges Quakers still face.

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Copenhagen summit, Environment

Where will the Copenhagen summit take us?
29 June 2010
Hundreds and thousands of people will descend on the city of Copenhagen in early December this year to participate in the United Nations climate change summit. Alison Prout looks at what the summit might lead to, and how Quakers can play our part in responding to climate change.

Plenty of grand statements will be thrown around before and during the summit – the proverbial ‘last chance saloon’. A host of negotiators, faith groups, politicians, experts, campaigners and the media will all be helping to make it a global event.

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Climate change, Copenhagen summit