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Press release: Catholic organizations warn against green washing ahead of CCDA vote

JESC — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 16:09:56 +0000

As the European Parliament prepares to vote tomorrow on whether to veto the Commission’s proposal for a Complementary Climate Delegated Act (CCDA) during its plenary session in Strasbourg, CIDSE, the Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) and the Laudato Si’ Movement express their preoccupation and call on legislators to preserve the integrity of the EU Taxonomy […]

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ELSiA’s eco-spirituality workshop in Taizé

Victoria Reynal — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:00:04 +0000

The European Laudato si Alliance – known as ELSiA – hosted an eco-spirituality workshop for its six faith-based member organisations in Taizé, France, the weekend of November 12- 14. With the goal of reflecting on the ecological spirituality described in Pope Francis’ Laudato si’ encyclical, 14 representatives of COMECE, Caritas Europa, Justice and Peace Europe, […]

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Every spirituality has a story

Edmond Grace SJ — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:25:29 +0000

Editorial November 2021 ELSiA – The European Laudato Si’ Alliance – is a network of Catholic organisations with a commitment to promoting the vision of Laudato Si’. Last Friday a group of people from these diverse organisations set out for Taize. We came from many different countries and with differing levels of seniority in our […]

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Eco-Camp: Reconnecting youth with the nature

JESC — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:13:19 +0000

Valerio Ciriello SJ from Lassalle Institute in Switzerland organised an Eco Summer Camp for Young People from 22 to 27 of August 2021 on the theme “From wild consumption to responsible engagement.” In this interview Valerio speaks shares his experiences on what moved him to start this venture and how does he intend to take […]

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Business and the Earth

Edmond Grace SJ — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:03:21 +0000

Editorial October 2021 On 25 September, 2019, at the invitation of Commissioner Mairéad McGuiness, Vice President responsible for dialogue with churches, religious and philosophical associations, an event was held in the European Parliament. It was hosted by JESC and attended by representatives of a number of companies around Europe with a commitment to ecological values. […]

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Interfaith Youth Convention on the European Green Deal

JESC — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:06:45 +0000

Registrations Open JESC and its partners are pleased to invite you to the “Interfaith Youth Convention on the European Green Deal – Striking a Deal for our Common Home”, which will take place on 25 November 2021, from 11:00 to 12:30 CET on Zoom. The Conference will have the participation of EU Commission’s Executive Vice-President Frans […]

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A Case for Climate and Outer-Space Collaboration

Peter Rožič SJ — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:30:18 +0000

A Case for Climate and Outer-Space Collaboration: Managing the World with the Great-Powers’ Good and Bad A new club of “states that need to be there” “for genuine and sustained strategic dialogue” (Haass and Kupchan) Introduction. In their Foreign Affairs article (March 2021),1 R. Haass and C. Kupchan predict a catastrophe unless […]

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Ethics and sustainability

Martin Maier — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:49:59 +0000

We are living not only an epoch of change but a change of epoch. Digital and technological innovations are creating a huge range of new opportunities. Technology offers instruments to build a better world but it needs ethical parameters. Not everything that is technically possible is ethically acceptable. Therefore a basic principle of the European […]

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Stuck in the Doldrums – EU-Africa Trade Deals

JESC — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:48:26 +0000

The blueprint for a patchwork of trade agreements between the EU and African nations has not been achieved. This is because existing and proposed arrangements are based on an economic paradigm that fails to deliver authentically sustainable development, argues Henry Longbottom SJ. Current political negotiations for trade deals between the EU and African countries seem […]

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Energy mix in the EU after COP21

JESC — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:54:35 +0000

The time has come to make the Paris Agreement real. Renewables are the clear option in the new energy mix. Even in the face of difficulties, the EU should not be less ambitious. After COP21, and in the midst of the ratification process for the Paris Agreement, the European Commission presented last June a Communication […]

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