Inspired by the Philippines’ delegate at last week’s UN climate summit, whose passionate appeal and fast following Typhoon Haiyan set the tone for the conference, faith leaders are calling on people to fast for one day a month as part of a campaign to highlight global warming
Last week’s United Nations climate summit may have taken place in the wintry bleakness of Warsaw, but it was the lethal Typhoon Haiyan and its victims 6,000 miles way that dominated proceedings in the Polish capital. The annual meeting, which gathers environment ministers and civil servants from 190 countries, ended on Saturday evening, more than 20 hours past deadline, as negotiators worked through the night on how to shape the global response to climate change. It may have a name reminiscent of s
28 November 2013, The Tablet
Keep climate change on the table
Warsaw meeting on the environment
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