Loving our Neighbours and COP25
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This week, I have heard pastors and church leaders from small island developing countries share as they navigate theologically through a world of rapidly changing climate.
CPJ urges the governments in Canada to adopt better climate change policy. Through research, analysis, partnerships, and government engagement, CPJ raises awareness about the urgent need for action. CPJ often works specifically with churches and denominational groups to help them take action on ecological justice.
What does an inclusive just transition look like?
By Keira Kang |
For many, a just transition is a way forward, but some of our thinking has left out the most marginalized voices in Canadian society.
Together, for the Common Good
By Karri Munn-Venn |
Canada is at a crossroads. After a divisive federal election, the climate crisis is one among many significant issues that need to be addressed. Our governments, at all levels, clearly have important roles to play. So too do we, as citizens and as people of faith.
Climate Mandate Letter to PM Trudeau
By CPJ |
Today, CPJ joined Climate Action Network Canada and 29 other organizations from across Canada in writing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As he prepares to form a new cabinet, we called on him to put in places mechanisms to meet stronger climate targets that would limit warming to 1.5°.
Custodians of Creation
By Karri Munn-Venn |
CPJ staff and their families joined the Ottawa march, while CPJ members turned out at events in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Waterloo and Halifax.
Can Canadians Thrive While We Stand Up for the Environment?
By Dalen Ewald |
Canada needs to transition to a clean economy — and we need to make sure we do this right. We can, and must, do this by pursuing a just transition.
Addressing the climate gaps in Canada’s new Arctic Policy
By Keira Kang |
The federal government released its lengthy Arctic and Northern Policy Framework on September 10, 2019. Despite a much-anticipated outcome, the roadmap provided in the policy appears to be shifting away from actionable framework for ensuring environmental conservation of the Arctic.
Climate strike as an act of worship
By Willard Metzger |
I couldn’t help but feel that this was an unconventional type of worship experience. The usual elements of worship were missing, but the love of creation and fellow humanity was evident.
Canadians Pray for Creation
By Karri Munn-Venn |
To mark the Season of Creation and lend support to Global Climate Action Week, CPJ hosted a week-long national prayer chain. Prayers for Creation began on Friday, September 20 and continued through Friday, September 27, 2019. People across Canada prayed, an hour at a time, alone and in community. Here are some of the prayers they shared:…
Why I March
By Keira Kang |
I spent the fall of 2017 in Barbados. I was there as an urban planning intern with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It was there that I first began to understand the magnitude of climate change impacts.