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En el ámbito de la justicia climática, ¿emprenderán las iglesias acciones judiciales por negligencia criminal?

La Prof.a Susan Lea Smith, de la Universidad Willamette de Salem, Oregón (EE. UU.), es miembro de la Comisión del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) sobre Justicia Climática y Desarrollo Sostenible. En una entrevista, reflexiona sobre cómo las iglesias pueden —y deberían— participar en los litigios relacionados con el clima en pos de la justicia climática.

13 March 2025

Interview

Werden Kirchen kriminelle Fahrlässigkeit in Bezug auf Klimagerechtigkeit anprangern?

Prof. Susan Lea Smith von der Willamette-Universität in Salem, Oregon/USA, ist Mitglied in der Kommission für Klimagerechtigkeit und nachhaltige Entwicklung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirche (ÖRK). Sie erklärt im folgenden Interview, wie sich Kirchen durch eine Beteiligung an Klimaklagen für mehr Klimagerechtigkeit einsetzen können – und sollten.

13 March 2025

Interview

Justice climatique: les Églises dénonceront-elles la négligence criminelle?

Professeure à l’université de Willamette à Salem (Oregon), aux États-Unis, Susan Lea Smith siège à la Commission des Églises pour la justice climatique et le développement durable du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE). Elle livre ses réflexions sur la manière dont les Églises pourraient – et devraient – s’investir dans les contentieux liés au climat dans le cadre de leur quête de justice climatique.

13 March 2025

Interview

In climate justice arena, will churches call out criminal negligence?

Prof. Susan Lea Smith, from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon (US), is a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development. She reflected on how churches can—and should—become involved in climate-related litigation in pursuit of climate justice.

12 March 2025

News

WCC comments on International Criminal Court environmental crimes policy

The World Council of Churches (WCC) submitted a comment on 21 February to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the court’s draft policy on environmental crimes.

25 February 2025

News

Training empowers churches for legal action to accelerate climate solutions

As the world edges closer to exceeding the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold set in the Paris Agreement, members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development gathered in Panama City for a training on climate litigation for churches.

11 February 2025

Feature story

WCC, with churches in Caribbean and North America, debuts training on climate litigation

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has offered the first in what will be a series of training workshops on climate litigation. In partnership with the Caribbean and North America Council for Mission (CANACOM), the WCC led the training through a lens of child protection and our future generations.

06 February 2025

News

New report focuses on accelerating climate solutions through youth-focused litigation

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and King’s College London, with Our Children’s Trust and Generations Together, have released a new report, “Accelerating climate solutions through youth-focused litigation: Report and findings of roundtables held at King’s College London on 5 April 2024 and 6 December 2024.”

04 February 2025

News

WCC urges World Bank to become champion for sustainable future

On the International Day of Banks, observed 4 December, the World Council of Churches (WCC) sent a letter to the World Bank asking for engagement in a collaborative dialogue on climate-responsible finance.

05 December 2024

Document

Letter

WCC letter to the World Bank calling for dialogue on climate-responsible finance

04 December 2024

Commission on International Affairs

Document

Report

Report of the WCC general secretary at the executive committee in Paralimni, Cyprus

Report of the WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the WCC executive committee meeting convening in Paralimni, Cyprus, 21-26 November 2024.

21 November 2024

Executive committee

News

Young leaders share insights and passion for intergenerational climate justice

A consultation with young people from World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches enabled discussion and sharing of youth perspectives on the climate emergency, gathering feedback for a WCC handbook on legal action for intergenerational climate justice.

08 November 2024

Feature story

The EIPN reference group members with the WCC general secretary

WCC Indigenous Peoples Network Reference Group convenes for first in-person gathering

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Indigenous Peoples Network Reference Group convened for the first time in-person at the WCC Ecumenical Institute at Bossey from 12-13 October to plan the work ahead. The main objectives were to build community and begin to shape plans and priorities.

24 October 2024

News

WCC highlights legal action for climate justice at multi-faith conference

World Council of Churches (WCC) Children and Climate programme executive Frederique Seidel spoke at a Wilton Park conference in Italy being held from 21-24 October.

24 October 2024

News

From Despair to Hope: A call to action on climate change and responsible banking

To highlight how our financial choices can help combat desertification and create a sustainable future for our children, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has released a video “From Despair to Hope,” available in English, German, French, Spanish, and Arabic.

17 October 2024

Document

Study document

Financiamiento responsable con el clima: un imperativo moral para con la infancia

“Ha llegado el momento de que los proveedores de servicios financieros aceleren el cambio a las energías renovables: tienen el poder y la responsabilidad de hacerlo. El imperativo científico y moral es claro: no debe haber nuevas inversiones en la expansión de los combustibles fósiles, incluidas la producción, las infraestructuras y las exploraciones”. António Guterres, Secretario General de la ONU, en apoyo al lanzamiento de la iniciativa el 9 de mayo de 2022.

27 September 2024

General Secretary

Document

Study document

Une finance respectueuse du climat, un impératif moral envers les enfants

«Il est temps pour les prestataires de services financiers d’accélérer leur transformation vers les énergies renouvelables. Ils en ont le pouvoir, et la responsabilité. L’impératif scientifique et moral est clair: il ne peut plus y avoir de nouveaux investissements dans l’expansion des combustibles fossiles, y compris la production, les infrastructures et la prospection», António Guterres, secrétaire général des Nations Unies, en soutien au lancement de l’initiative le 9 mai 2022.

27 September 2024

General Secretary

Event

A young girl looking at the photo camera, ’Affirming the Wholeness of Life’ plenary, 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2022, Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

Ecumenical Indigenous Peoples Network Reference Group meeting - Seminar on Indigenous spirituality, land rights, and climate justice

12 October - 15 September 2024

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Indigenous Peoples Network Reference Group is convening for the first time in-person at the WCC Ecumenical Institute at Bossey from 12-13 October to plan the work ahead. The main objectives will be to build community and begin to shape plans and priorities.

Bossey Ecumenical Institute, Switzerland

News

WCC Indigenous Peoples Network Reference Group will convene for first in-person gathering

26 September 2024

News

When can legal action be a climate justice tool? WCC project will provide answers

A new World Council of Churches (WCC)-led project, "Legal Action for Intergenerational Climate Justice,” will roll out beginning in September. The project will help WCC member churches and all people of good will shape not only the spiritual but also the socio-economic trajectories that define our world.

12 September 2024