EED Logo

News

New Aviation Tax Must Contribute to Climate Justice
(Bonn, 30.06.2010) The recent decisions taken by the German government in order to restore the federal budget also include a tax on air tickets to be levied from 2011. Even though only two percent of the world's population take flights at all, aviation is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. EED therefore generally welcomes the introduction of an air ticket tax by the German government as a first necessary step. However, the revenue has to benefit the people most affected by climate change: "Climate justice is not clever calculation. The revenue generated by an air ticket tax needs to feed into the UN adaptation fund", said Heinz Fuchs, director of EED's Tourism Watch desk.
more

"For the Sake of the Earth and the People" - An evening event organised by the churches
(Bonn, 12.05.2010) On the occasion of the opening of the Climate Change Talks under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 31 May - 11 June 2010 in Bonn participants of an evening event organised by the churches will call upon all stakeholders in politics, society and the churches to take responsibility for climate justice.
more

Renewable Energy for Afrika? IRENA and the Africa-EU Energy Partnership
(Bonn, 3 May 2010) An international conference on new dynamics for renewable energies in Africa, organized by VENRO, Forum Environment and Development and the Church Development Service, will be held in June in Berlin. The event will focus on how to increase and improve involvement of civil society organisations.
more

Listening to the cry of Mother Earth
(Cochabamba, 22 April 2010) The Ecumenical declaration presented at the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Cochabamba, Bolivia expresses the signatories' deep concern on Climate Change and its effects, which are seen as an attack on life.
more

WCC calls on churches to "renew efforts" for a fair climate deal
(Geneva, 26.02.2010) The World Council of Churches (WCC) has called on member churches and the ecumenical movement to keep pushing the international community for a "fair, ambitious and binding agreement" on climate change, in view of the UN climate summit to take place in Mexico in December.
more

Further notices

This page in: DE | FR | ES
Climate and Energy

Committed to climate justice

Climate Witnesses claim consistent climate protection
© Andreas Schoelzel
Bild vergrößern Climate Witnesses claim consistent climate protection

For the poor in developing countries, the effects of climate change are already being felt. If gone unchecked, global warming will be catastrophic. The rise in global temperatures must be kept below 2° C, but to achieve this, the world needs a new approach to energy and climate-friendly development.

Industrialized countries carry a double responsibility. At home they must commit to climate protection and drastically reduce their own carbon footprints.

As the chief cause of climate change, the industrialized world also has an historical responsibility vis-à-vis the world's developing countries, whose opportunities for development have been negatively affected as a result. Adjusting to the effects of climate change and enabling the measures required to effectively reduce emissions calls for financial and technological transfer from industrialized countries.

Climate protection, sustainable development and global justice are one, each determining the other. The churches and Church Development Service are committed to climate justice and for climate-just policymaking. EED supports the use of renewable energy sources in developing countries, which are an effective way of mitigating climate change and battling poverty at the same time, assuring the poor access to clean and affordable energy.

EED is part of a worldwide ecumenical movement committed to preserving creation and climate justice. In partnership with other Protestant development agencies throughout Europe (APRODEV), the World Council of Churches and its other partners throughout the world, EED engages in both lobbying and advocacy work to help bring about positive developments in the climate debate.

In Germany, EED is active in The Climate Alliance, an association of organizations committed to promoting climate protection and global justice. Its members range from environmental and development/aid organizations to churches and other actors within Germany's civil society.