Climate Justice

Posted on 08. Nov, 2018, in Christian Values, Climate Change, Faith Groups, Natural DisastersComments Off on Climate Justice

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The Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) recently released a report on biodiversity and climate change saying that we only had a 12 year window to prevent catastrophic climate change. Sean McDonagh, a Columbian Priest, is known around the world as an eco-theologian who works to raise awareness on about climate change justice as well as the role of the faith community in tackling this pressing issue.

He is an outspoken critic of policies that allow for the systematic degradation of the environment, linking them to global poverty and the increased suffering of the poor. He welcomed Pope Francis’ second encyclical, Laudato Si’  and strongly urges the church to take up John Paul II’s challenge to undergo a ‘ecological conversion’ advocating that environmental justice must be a core Catholic activity.

In this interview with Miriam Gormally he talks about the urgent need to take this report seriously and respond accordingly.