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World leadership and Pacific wisdom
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In the late 1950s the Bikini was named after a Marshall Islands atoll (see photo), which had just been made uninhabitable by nuclear testing. Today Marshall Islanders face another grim reality - global warming - and they themselves have chosen a word for us to think about - 'Jumemmej'.
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What do they hope to achieve?
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Vastly more complex than the Paris Agreement itself is the set of rules that will make it work. Delegates at Katowize COP24 hope to make a deal on the so-called 'rulebook' of the Paris Agreement. These are the guidelines that will define how climate action is implemented over the coming decades. The Climate Home News explains.
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‘A Season for Justice’ - Italy
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The COP24 meeting in Katowice is the tip of an iceberg of conversations throughout the world. The Italian Network of Centers for Environmental Ethics (CepEA) has met with national political decision makers in Rome. Their submission - 'A Season for Justice' - calls for courageous investment in energy transition.
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A city parish goes green - Dublin
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The Parish of St. Francis Xavier's, Gardiner Street, Dublin, has publicly committed itself to be carbon free and has joined a nationwide ecumenical network called Eco-Congregation Ireland. Now, read more about spring bulbs.
Help our local Chapel for Europe on the same journey!
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Veteran campaigner visits JESC
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Meet the HEST ecology cluster
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The third HEST ecology cluster 'in-person' meeting decided on two projects - a MOOC (Massive Open On-line Course) on Sustainability and a research project on food waste. The paella in the photo did not go to waste - thanks largely to JESC staff!
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Brussels saw its biggest ever Claim the Climate March in spite of constant rain! Starting at 1pm took more than three hours for over 60,000 protesters to walk the 2.9 km from Gare du Nord to Parc du Cinquantenaire where they enjoyed a lively concert.
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The final push to Katowice!
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Our prayers and our thanks are with Yeb Sano and everyone on The Climate Pilgrimage as the walk the last stages of their 1,500km journey. By beginning in Rome, where pilgrimages normally end, and making their way to Katowice in time for COP24, they are reminding us that care for the earth is our sacred trust.
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Restored and refreshed trough water: Happy Feast of Our Lady.
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Eco-bites is a monthly online newsletter of the Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) on integral ecology.
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