World Council of Churches - News Release
Contact: +41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363 media@wcc-coe.org For immediate release - 14/12/2007 10:05:29 AM
STOP "INSATIABLE CONSUMPTION" OF THE FEW AND FOCUS ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE MANY SAY ECUMENICAL CLIMATE ADVOCATES
Societies must move away from "promoting endless growth and production of goods" as well as a "seemingly insatiable" consumption, says a statement presented today by the World Council of Churches to the plenary of high-level government representatives at the UN climate summit in Bali, Indonesia. While "the poorer carry the burden of the irresponsible waste of resources, energy and extreme consumerism of the richer," the statement affirms, actions should be focused on resolving "the problems of the great majority of todayâs world population."
Full text of the statement "This far and no further: Act fast and act now!": http://www.oikoumene.org/?id=5323
More information on the ecumenical delegation in Bali: http://www.oikoumene.org/en/news/news-management/eng/a/article/1722/churche s-want-to-see-a-ne.html
WCC campaign on climate change: http://www.oikoumene.org/?id=3416
Website of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali: http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_13/items/4049.php
Additional information:Juan Michel,+41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363media@wcc-coe.org
The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 347 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 million Christians in over 110 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, from the Methodist Church in Kenya. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
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