An Experience in Lima: The UN Climate Change Conference

Feb 9, 2015 | Resources

Lindsey Fielder-Cook, QUNO Climate Change Representative This December, Jonathan Woolley, the Director of Quaker UN Office (QUNO) Geneva, and I travelled to Lima to attend the latest round of international negotiations held under the UN Framework Convention on Climate...

Climate Change and Racial Justice

Dec 10, 2014 | Resources

By Shelley Tanenbaum, General Secretary I experienced a great shot of inspiration and hope from the September People’s Climate March in New York —not just from the sheer size of the turnout (400,000!), but also from the diversity of the organizers and the...

For Peace on Earth and Unity with Creation: Recommendations for All Friends

Dec 10, 2014 | BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Peace, Resources, Volume 27

From the QEW Sustainability: Faith and Action Working Group. Recognizing the urgency of reducing our carbon footprint and living sustainably on the earth, QEW’s Sustainability: Faith and Action working group will be reaching out to all monthly and yearly meetings this...

Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Dec 10, 2014 | Resources

By Katherine Murray Many of us look forward to the holidays as a time of family togetherness and much-loved traditions. In addition to the deep spiritual significance, we enjoy cookies, eggnog, caroling—what’s not to love? But the holidays are also often a time when...

Can We Get Off Carbon?

Dec 10, 2014 | Resources

By William Beale Several years ago, my wife and I decided that it was time to act on the ever-rising threat of climate change. Climate scientists had repeatedly warned us that we must stop putting carbon into the atmosphere or face the high likelihood of a near-term...

COP 20: Preparing for the Road to Paris

Dec 10, 2014 | Resources

COP 20 opened on December 1 and will continue until December 12, 2014 as organizations, individuals, government representatives, and participants from UN bodies and agencies gather in Lima, Peru, to work toward developing a global agreement to help pave the way for...