Hopeful Signs, Alarming Realities on the Road to Climate Justice : Briefing Paper (pdf) (2015)

Although climate change is already devastating the lives of millions of vulnerable people, Rev. Olav Tveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, reminds us: “Despite all the negative conditions, we have the right to hope, not as a passive waiting but as an active process towards justice and peace.”  This Briefing Paper examines some hopeful signs of progress in the struggle for climate justice, despite major obstacles.