Environmentalism

Ten years after Pope Francis’ landmark statement Laudato Si’ and 10 years after the Paris Climate Agreement that followed in the encyclical’s wake, the quest for net zero carbon emissions appears to have ground to a halt.

Excerpt from a report on “climate migration” written by Lainie Nichols and published by Citizens for Public Justice on Aug. 21, 2025

Essentially the churches in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean have raised their voice ahead of COP30, the UN Climate Conference to take place in Belem, Brazil this November. We should listen.

Five faith activists, including a Catholic nun, were arrested today and charged with trespassing for an early morning protest at a downtown Toronto bank.

Three Indigenous natural resource professionals say activist environmentalists are paternalistic when they claim to speak for Indigenous groups and oftentimes hold priorities at odds with the best interests of those communities.