COP27 Egypt

We say: There is no denying it — fossil fuels lead to death. But the COP27 negotiators chose to remain attentive to the influence of the fossil fuel industry and to a political culture of instant gratification.

Despite the failures of COP27, hope abides for a brighter — and greener — future, says Catholic Climate Covenant executive director José Aguto.

Catholic groups welcomed the historic deal reached at the United Nations climate summit to establish a "loss and damage" fund for vulnerable countries, even while negotiations fell short in other areas, they said.

The Vatican is now part of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. What does that mean for the role it will play in future U.N. climate negotiations?

Catholic sisters are among thousands of activists worried the slow progress of COP27's negotiations on a loss and damage fund risks the likelihood nations will deliver and build upon climate commitments.

"God, we seek your intervention at this sacred place where Moses received the Ten Commandments," Fr. Vitalis Anaehobi said, leading Catholics in prayer at Mount Sinai Nov. 14, during U.N. climate change negotiations.

As world leaders gathered at COP27, the U.N. climate conference, to figure out how to deal with climate change, faith organizations found their voices through protests.

Religious leaders at the U.N. COP27 summit say the challenge of climate change requires a consensus-based approach rooted in solidarity, urging world leaders to take action to save the planet from climate hazards.

Millions of Kenyans' lives have been devastated by a relentless and punishing drought, linked to climate change, that has triggered food insecurity, livestock deaths and conflicts among communities.

As the U.N climate change conference unfolds in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Catholic bishops in Africa are warning that there cannot be climate justice without land justice.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin addressed world leaders at COP27 on Nov. 8, saying, "This is a time for international and intergenerational solidarity. We need to be responsible, courageous and forward-looking not just for ourselves, but for our children."

As COP27, the annual U.N. climate conference, gets underway in Egypt, Catholic groups worry that world leaders might fail to implement previous agreements meant to tackle climate change and support adaptation in Africa.

As the town of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt prepares to host the latest U.N. climate change summit, organizations have already created a wish list of what they expect the convening will achieve.