WCC Media Advisory: WCC invites media to open new resource on legal tools for climate justice

The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites media representatives to the opening event of “Hope for Children Through Climate Justice,” a new resource that provides legal tools designed to hold financial actors accountable for their role in perpetuating the climate crisis, on 9 April at 2 pm at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva. Photo: Ivars Kupcis/WCC 02 April 2025 Developed by the Churches’ Commitments to Children programme of the WCC, the resource aims to equip people of faith and partners in WCC’s global constituency with the knowledge on climate litigation, a rapidly growing and impactful way of addressing the climate crisis and protect the rights of young people and future generations. The launch event will include examples of legal action by faith communities, time for questions and answers, and information on how clients of Swiss banks and pension funds can help halt the financing of fossil fuel expansion.  The opening event of the handbook will take place on 9 April at 2 pm, at the Ecumenical Centre, Kyoto Building, Chemin du Pommier 42, Geneva (Salle Jura, second floor). We will learn about the opportunities for effective acceleration of climate solutions through legal action by churches and partners, as well as about future online training sessions on the new resource for climate justice. Please join us - to register or RSVP, please email: media@wcc-coe.org.   Publication "Hope for Children Through Climate Justice: Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable" WCC publishes resource on legal tools for climate justice (WCC news story, 24 March 2025) On BBC Sunday show, WCC highlights "Hope for Children Through Climate Justice” (WCC news story, 01 April 2025) See more

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 352 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 580 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay from the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches Chemin du Pommier 42 Kyoto Building Le Grand-Saconnex CH-1218 Switzerland