Several members of Ilkley Meeting attended one or more of the four day Big One climate protest in London, forming part of a considerable Quaker presence at the event. John, for whom this was a first in a life-time experience, writes about his experience of the day.
“it was getting hotter”
The opening line of Kim Stanley’s Ministry of the Future. Engagingly written, this is an important book for anyone wondering how we get through the climate emergency of climate chaos…
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The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) with its centres in Geneva and New York, has provided vital ‘quiet diplomacy’ – places where diplomats and UN staff can meet and talk confidentially with skilled help away from the media.
Ilkley Quaker, Robert Gibson, is a Trustee of QUNO, and explains the significance of the QUNO presence at COP27…
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COP – or Conference of the Parties- is the United Nations conference on climate change. It takes place every year and will bring together around 200 countries to present their plans to reduce carbon emissions…
This year’s climate summit is being held at Sharm el Sheik in Egypt, sponsored by Coca Cola. Normally a tourist resort, it is many miles away from the Egypt’s populous and unsettled great cities…
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