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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Prayer for Durban Cop 17 on Second Sunday in Advent
Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Cecil Makgoba asks the church to pray for Cop 17 in Durban on the Second Sunday in Advent – Lighting the Advent Candle
Father of All, We thank and praise you for your wonderful world. Forgive us for not being good caretakers of creation and its resources Forgive us for the poverty and suffering we inflict through actions that damage the environment.
Lord of life and hope, Give us a vision for how our world could be. Lead us into just and sustainable practices that benefit all life on earth.
Spirit of renewal and transformation, Guide our leaders at every level to forge new paths for development. Fill their dialogue and negotiations with hope, a cooperative spirit, and a sense of family where each works for the benefit of the other.
Give this wisdom to all who gather for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban.
And may all your children live within our means, blessing one another, and nurturing your gracious gift of creation.
This we ask, dear Father, in the name of your Son and by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayer
Father of All, We thank and praise you for your wonderful world. Forgive us for not being good caretakers of creation and its resources Forgive us for the poverty and suffering we inflict through actions that damage the environment.
Lord of life and hope, Give us a vision for how our world could be. Lead us into just and sustainable practices that benefit all life on earth.
Spirit of renewal and transformation, Guide our leaders at every level to forge new paths for development. Fill their dialogue and negotiations with hope, a cooperative spirit, and a sense of family where each works for the benefit of the other.
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| Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Cecil Makgoba |
And may all your children live within our means, blessing one another, and nurturing your gracious gift of creation.
This we ask, dear Father, in the name of your Son and by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Prayer
Facing Climate Change in Canada’s North | Green Party of Canada
Engineer and climate scientist John Streicker says "If we protect the poles, we protect the planet". Read more.
Facing Climate Change in Canada’s North | Green Party of Canada
Copy of Presentation can be found here.
Facing Climate Change in Canada’s North | Green Party of Canada
Copy of Presentation can be found here.
Durban May Be Last Chance to Stabilise Climate Under Two Degrees - IPS ipsnews.net
Scientists consider that Duran this year is the earth's best and last chance to stop global warning.
"Even if carbon emissions cannot be cut fast enough to avoid two degrees C of warming in some parts of the world, urgent action will buy those regions valuable time - a decade or two - so they will have time to adapt, assuming they can"
"Although two degrees C seems like a small amount, it is akin to a person running a high fever, with all kinds of consequences for the human body. On planet Earth, that amount of warming has serious consequences for food, water and biodiversity. It will guarantee more and stronger extreme weather events, including droughts and flooding"
"Two degrees C puts humanity on a new hotter, stormier planet that is less compatible with human survival"
Durban May Be Last Chance to Stabilise Climate Under Two Degrees - IPS ipsnews.net
"Even if carbon emissions cannot be cut fast enough to avoid two degrees C of warming in some parts of the world, urgent action will buy those regions valuable time - a decade or two - so they will have time to adapt, assuming they can"
"Although two degrees C seems like a small amount, it is akin to a person running a high fever, with all kinds of consequences for the human body. On planet Earth, that amount of warming has serious consequences for food, water and biodiversity. It will guarantee more and stronger extreme weather events, including droughts and flooding"
"Two degrees C puts humanity on a new hotter, stormier planet that is less compatible with human survival"
Durban May Be Last Chance to Stabilise Climate Under Two Degrees - IPS ipsnews.net
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