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Climate change is priority advocacy issue for LWF. Climate Justice is also a crosscutting issue, which means that we want to address this topic at all levels and in different ways in our work.

We stand in solidarity with those already suffering from the effects of climate change and we raise this as a crucial issue of intergenerational justice.

An LWF delegation takes part in the UN's COP (Conference of the Parties) summit each year. Since the COP17 in Durban, South Africa, the delegation has been made up of mainly young women and men representing our seven regions and many different member churches.

Faith-based participants gather for a demonstration of
Faith-based participants gather for a demonstration of
Faith-based participants gather for a demonstration of
Raise your voice in faith for climate justice
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22 Apr 2021
  • Climate
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People of faith standing together for climate justice during COP25 in Madrid, Spain. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
People of faith standing together for climate justice during COP25 in Madrid, Spain. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
People of faith standing together for climate justice during COP25 in Madrid, Spain. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
COP26: Together for the planet
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16 Apr 2021
  • Justice
  • Climate
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“We know that this year is crucial. The world must use the momentum for climate action,” said LWF General Secretary Junge. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert.
“We know that this year is crucial. The world must use the momentum for climate action,” said LWF General Secretary Junge. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert.
“We know that this year is crucial. The world must use the momentum for climate action,” said LWF General Secretary Junge. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert.
Faith leaders prepare for COP26: Urgent climate action needed
news
25 Mar 2021
  • Theology
  • Justice
Lighting candles together. People of faith gather in a “Prayer for the Rainforest” as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, on the fringes of COP25 in Madrid, Spain, where faith-based organizations urged decision-makers to take action for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Lighting candles together. People of faith gather in a “Prayer for the Rainforest” as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, on the fringes of COP25 in Madrid, Spain, where faith-based organizations urged decision-makers to take action for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Lighting candles together. People of faith gather in a “Prayer for the Rainforest” as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, on the fringes of COP25 in Madrid, Spain, where faith-based organizations urged decision-makers to take action for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Online prayer for climate justice
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12 Nov 2020
  • Climate
  • Unity
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A sign board during the COP25 opening plenaries in Madrid in December 2019. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
A sign board during the COP25 opening plenaries in Madrid in December 2019. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
A sign board during the COP25 opening plenaries in Madrid in December 2019. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Webinar series: Visions for transformative climate action
news
19 Oct 2020
  • Unity
  • Justice
“The fruits of mother earth” lie spread out, as people of faith gather in a “Prayer for the Rainforest” as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, on the fringes of COP25 in Madrid, where faith-based organizations continue to urge decision-makers to take action for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
“The fruits of mother earth” lie spread out, as people of faith gather in a “Prayer for the Rainforest” as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, on the fringes of COP25 in Madrid, where faith-based organizations continue to urge decision-makers to take action for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
“The fruits of mother earth” lie spread out, as people of faith gather in a “Prayer for the Rainforest” as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, on the fringes of COP25 in Madrid, where faith-based organizations continue to urge decision-makers to take action for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
The world we want
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14 Oct 2020
  • Climate
  • Unity
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ACT Alliance, Lutheran World Federation and World Council of Churches participants at COP25 illustrate the lack of balance in finance of the global climate response, where most of the finance is put into mitigation, some into adaptation, but very little into loss and damage, even though “that's where the people are.” They chanted: “What do we want? – Climate justice. When do we want it? – Now!
ACT Alliance, Lutheran World Federation and World Council of Churches participants at COP25 illustrate the lack of balance in finance of the global climate response, where most of the finance is put into mitigation, some into adaptation, but very little into loss and damage, even though “that's where the people are.” They chanted: “What do we want? – Climate justice. When do we want it? – Now!
ACT Alliance, Lutheran World Federation and World Council of Churches participants at COP25 illustrate the lack of balance in finance of the global climate response, where most of the finance is put into mitigation, some into adaptation, but very little into loss and damage, even though “that's where the people are.” They chanted: “What do we want? – Climate justice. When do we want it? – Now!
COP26 – Ramp up ambition!
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14 Oct 2020
  • Climate
  • Unity
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Dressed in green t-shirts reading 'Creation - Not for Sale', Lutheran World Federation delegates Erika Rodning from Canada (right) and Erik Bohm from Sweden (left) join Fridays for Future, as they create a 'human chain', demanding climate justice and urgent action from politicians at COP25 in Madrid. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Dressed in green t-shirts reading 'Creation - Not for Sale', Lutheran World Federation delegates Erika Rodning from Canada (right) and Erik Bohm from Sweden (left) join Fridays for Future, as they create a 'human chain', demanding climate justice and urgent action from politicians at COP25 in Madrid. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Dressed in green t-shirts reading 'Creation - Not for Sale', Lutheran World Federation delegates Erika Rodning from Canada (right) and Erik Bohm from Sweden (left) join Fridays for Future, as they create a 'human chain', demanding climate justice and urgent action from politicians at COP25 in Madrid. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Hope for the future
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14 Oct 2020
  • Climate
  • Unity
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For the most vulnerable people access to sufficient and clean water is essential at times of climate change as well as during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In Minawao camp, a young woman waits for her bucket to fill up at one of the tapstands. The Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees, located in the North region of Cameroon, hosts some 58,000 refugees from North East Nigeria. The refugees are supported by the Lutheran World Federation, together with a range of partners. Photo: LWF/A
For the most vulnerable people access to sufficient and clean water is essential at times of climate change as well as during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In Minawao camp, a young woman waits for her bucket to fill up at one of the tapstands. The Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees, located in the North region of Cameroon, hosts some 58,000 refugees from North East Nigeria. The refugees are supported by the Lutheran World Federation, together with a range of partners. Photo: LWF/A
For the most vulnerable people access to sufficient and clean water is essential at times of climate change as well as during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In Minawao camp, a young woman waits for her bucket to fill up at one of the tapstands. The Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees, located in the North region of Cameroon, hosts some 58,000 refugees from North East Nigeria. The refugees are supported by the Lutheran World Federation, together with a range of partners. Photo: LWF/A
Earth Day: Acting to prevent hardship and suffering in the future
news
22 Apr 2020
  • Unity
  • Justice