AMECEA: ‘Join Pope Francis Changing the Climate Change Debate’ – A call
On January 14, 2015, Catholic organizations and leaders
throughout the world came together as a movement called ‘’ the Global Catholic
Climate Movement “composed by Lay, clergy, theologians, scientists and
activists, which is working toward a sustainable climate future. The GCCM
launch coincided with the trip of Pope Francis to the Philippines where he met
survivors of the typhoon Haiyan.
throughout the world came together as a movement called ‘’ the Global Catholic
Climate Movement “composed by Lay, clergy, theologians, scientists and
activists, which is working toward a sustainable climate future. The GCCM
launch coincided with the trip of Pope Francis to the Philippines where he met
survivors of the typhoon Haiyan.
AMECEA Justice Peace and Caritas has joined the Global Catholic
Climate Movement (GCCM) which is a network of over 200 Catholic Organizations
and over 200,000 faithful working to deliver the message of the Encyclical on
Our Common Home, Laudato Si to the wider Catholic community and to
governments attending the Paris Climate Summit (COP21), which will take place
from November 30th – 11th December, 2015.
Climate Movement (GCCM) which is a network of over 200 Catholic Organizations
and over 200,000 faithful working to deliver the message of the Encyclical on
Our Common Home, Laudato Si to the wider Catholic community and to
governments attending the Paris Climate Summit (COP21), which will take place
from November 30th – 11th December, 2015.
Early
this year, Pope Francis released “Laudato Si” in an effort to get a
conversation going about “Our Common Home” the earth and the effect our human
activities have on the environment, as well as the negative impacts of climate
change.
this year, Pope Francis released “Laudato Si” in an effort to get a
conversation going about “Our Common Home” the earth and the effect our human
activities have on the environment, as well as the negative impacts of climate
change.
The
Pope has a moral obligation to issue this encyclical because of the arrogance,
indifference and non-commitment of world leaders to deal with the glaring
problems of climate change. Over the years, world leaders have met to
outwit each other on legal terms around climate change, global warming,
emissions, carbon trading, national security and so on and so on. In
every COP meeting, there has been no shortage of drama on who negotiated for
what and which standpoint was taken by whom.
Pope has a moral obligation to issue this encyclical because of the arrogance,
indifference and non-commitment of world leaders to deal with the glaring
problems of climate change. Over the years, world leaders have met to
outwit each other on legal terms around climate change, global warming,
emissions, carbon trading, national security and so on and so on. In
every COP meeting, there has been no shortage of drama on who negotiated for
what and which standpoint was taken by whom.
The
Holy Father has redirected these negative energies into one simple yet complex
positive notion “Our Common Home”. I believe nobody would want to see
their home destroyed, either by others or by their self-doing. For a long
time, the rich nations had a notion that they could be able to cope with
climate change and in some cases they thought they could keep it away.
Today, they have been proven wrong. They have been shown how common this home
is.
Holy Father has redirected these negative energies into one simple yet complex
positive notion “Our Common Home”. I believe nobody would want to see
their home destroyed, either by others or by their self-doing. For a long
time, the rich nations had a notion that they could be able to cope with
climate change and in some cases they thought they could keep it away.
Today, they have been proven wrong. They have been shown how common this home
is.
From
flooding, to excessively cold winters to excessively hot summers to droughts,
to climate refugees, etc. The problems of poor and developing nations
have landed in the developed countries. The Holy Father is asking us to
take moment to reflect on where we have come from, where we are and where we
want to go.
flooding, to excessively cold winters to excessively hot summers to droughts,
to climate refugees, etc. The problems of poor and developing nations
have landed in the developed countries. The Holy Father is asking us to
take moment to reflect on where we have come from, where we are and where we
want to go.
World leaders will meet in the U.N. Climate
Summit in Paris (called COP21), hopefully to sign a treaty to tackle
climate change. The Pope presents to us Laudato Si with a specific emphasis on you and me.
Summit in Paris (called COP21), hopefully to sign a treaty to tackle
climate change. The Pope presents to us Laudato Si with a specific emphasis on you and me.
In Laudato
Si, you will see a message for personal reflection, a message for the
citizen, a message for the government, a message for the youth – who are the
future, a message for private sector bodies, a message for our religious
leaders and a message for a collective globe. He is calling upon you and
me to act in our own capacities and realm to deliver on a common vision on
climate change, which has an option for the poor. He is asking us to make
sure we get an agreement in Paris during the COP21.
Si, you will see a message for personal reflection, a message for the
citizen, a message for the government, a message for the youth – who are the
future, a message for private sector bodies, a message for our religious
leaders and a message for a collective globe. He is calling upon you and
me to act in our own capacities and realm to deliver on a common vision on
climate change, which has an option for the poor. He is asking us to make
sure we get an agreement in Paris during the COP21.
Through this petition we urge political leaders
to drastically cut greenhouse gases emissions, to not only keep the global
temperature increase below 1.5° but to reverse the gradual heating of the
earth.
to drastically cut greenhouse gases emissions, to not only keep the global
temperature increase below 1.5° but to reverse the gradual heating of the
earth.
One
(1) million of signatures is the minimum we need to be introduced to COP
21. But we can achieve more through your assistance and through signing
up the petition here (link to page).
(1) million of signatures is the minimum we need to be introduced to COP
21. But we can achieve more through your assistance and through signing
up the petition here (link to page).
Africa remains one of the hardest hit continents by climate
change. This is a continent that boasts of two thirds of her population being
youth. It is only befitting that the Catholic
Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA)
organization based in KENYA and created in January 2012 by young Catholics from
Kenya, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda and South Africa is
spearheading the awareness campaign to the youth inspired by St. Pope John Paul
II’s 1990 message for World Day of Peace.
change. This is a continent that boasts of two thirds of her population being
youth. It is only befitting that the Catholic
Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA)
organization based in KENYA and created in January 2012 by young Catholics from
Kenya, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda and South Africa is
spearheading the awareness campaign to the youth inspired by St. Pope John Paul
II’s 1990 message for World Day of Peace.
AMECEA Justice, Peace and Caritas has joined
this petition which has already seen the endorsement of Holy See, Bishop Titus
Joseph Mdoe, Bishop-Elect of Mtwara (Tanzania) and Bishop Jose Luis Ponce DE
Leon, of the Manzini Diocese.
this petition which has already seen the endorsement of Holy See, Bishop Titus
Joseph Mdoe, Bishop-Elect of Mtwara (Tanzania) and Bishop Jose Luis Ponce DE
Leon, of the Manzini Diocese.
AMECEA Justice Peace and Caritas in collaboration with GCCM
invites the Catholic Church especially our Bishops in the Dioceses to take into
consideration the call of the Pope in Laudato Si and help Christians to
understand what its links them to the environment as Christians. Let us bring
the knowledge of what is happening to our Mother Africa due to climate change
to our people. Let
us join the petition by AMECEA and other Global Catholic Climate Change
Movement institutions.
invites the Catholic Church especially our Bishops in the Dioceses to take into
consideration the call of the Pope in Laudato Si and help Christians to
understand what its links them to the environment as Christians. Let us bring
the knowledge of what is happening to our Mother Africa due to climate change
to our people. Let
us join the petition by AMECEA and other Global Catholic Climate Change
Movement institutions.
(link to signup page www.amecea.org http://catholicclimatemovement.global/petition/)
Call
to Action
to Action
We are
calling upon the Catholic Faithful and all those who are of goodwill to take a
moment to:
calling upon the Catholic Faithful and all those who are of goodwill to take a
moment to:
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Visit the AMECEA Website and signup to the petition
Visit the AMECEA Website and signup to the petition
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Promote the petition by sharing with your networks and friends
Promote the petition by sharing with your networks and friends
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Take action on wastage, pollution, disregard of nature and other issues
affecting our common home
Take action on wastage, pollution, disregard of nature and other issues
affecting our common home
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Join the Holy Father in prayer and solidarity as we prepare for COP 21
Join the Holy Father in prayer and solidarity as we prepare for COP 21
By – Antony Mbandi AMECEA Justice Peace and Caritas Coordinator and
Micheline Leila Butoyi Global Catholic Climate Change Movement Campaigns Coordinator
for Africa and France
Micheline Leila Butoyi Global Catholic Climate Change Movement Campaigns Coordinator
for Africa and France
